Jyoti Malhotra / dailyO
There is only one chosen one, only one real claimant to the BJP’s candidacy for chief ministership in the big battle for Bihar and that is the mild-mannered and former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi, a lifelong member of the RSS who also maintains strong lines with Delhi’s BJP leadership. Unfortunately, his caste doesn’t quite cut it. In a state where kinship and lineage are significant determinants of your success in politics, Sushil Modi’s Bania caste makes him a bit of an outlier.
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The truth is that the BJP is keenly aware that if they announce Modi’s name as its chief ministerial candidate today, they will have a mini-revolt on their hands, from all the aforementioned leaders of Bihar and others. Each one of these fancies himself as the next occupant of 1, Anne Marg in Patna. Worse, Bihar’s caste-obsessed polity may tend to vote differently if confronted with Sushil Modi’s candidature. more
There is only one chosen one, only one real claimant to the BJP’s candidacy for chief ministership in the big battle for Bihar and that is the mild-mannered and former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi, a lifelong member of the RSS who also maintains strong lines with Delhi’s BJP leadership. Unfortunately, his caste doesn’t quite cut it. In a state where kinship and lineage are significant determinants of your success in politics, Sushil Modi’s Bania caste makes him a bit of an outlier.
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The truth is that the BJP is keenly aware that if they announce Modi’s name as its chief ministerial candidate today, they will have a mini-revolt on their hands, from all the aforementioned leaders of Bihar and others. Each one of these fancies himself as the next occupant of 1, Anne Marg in Patna. Worse, Bihar’s caste-obsessed polity may tend to vote differently if confronted with Sushil Modi’s candidature. more
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