24.10.15

Why RSS May Want Amit Shah to Lose Bihar

Rana Ayyub / ndtv
Is the Sangh Parivaar increasingly feeling left out with the power equation of Amit Shah-Narendra Modi-Arun Jaitley, seen as the driver of all major decisions? If not, what could be the reason behind RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement that there should be a review of the reservation policy for backward classes, suggesting that the reservation policy for Dalits had become a political tool and interest groups needed to be formed because there have to be certain aspirations in democracy.

Bhagwat's statement translated in simple English meant that while attempting to appease the backward classes, the aspirations of the upper class cannot be ignored. What embarrassed the BJP was that the statement came from Bhagwat just before the polling and just about 250 kilometers away from Bihar, in Gorakhpur. more

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