16.9.15

How Owaisi's presence will help the BJP

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The real threat posed by Owaisi is not that he will split Bihar’s Muslim votes, but that his anti-Hindu polemic might create a backlash among the majority, sending them to the arms of the BJP, champion of political Hindutva. Owaisi has little or no chance of winning even a single seat out of the 243 up for grabs in Bihar, but his incendiary presence can poison the pre-poll atmosphere in the state to the BJP’s benefit, even if we discount dire predictions of communal riots dogging his footsteps. more

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