Why bjp lost 2004 election

So it cut down on its existing seats in Bihar to tie up with Janata Dal United ; shed past acrimony to rebuild bridges with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on almost equal terms; constructed a grand alliance in Tamil Nadu under AIADMK to ensure that the opposition does not sweep the state; and reached out to smaller parties in the Northeast.

In , the south catapulted the Congress to power. The Left Front, which eventually supported the UPA, won another 21 seats from these four southern states. And so between them, the pre-poll UPA and Left Front together had out of seats from the region. In , the BJP knows that this region continues to be its weakest point across the country. But it has devised a three-pronged strategy here. The first will involve maximising seats wherever the patty does have a presence — this will be most visible in Karnataka, where the party will invest most of its energy.

The second is becoming a part of alliances, which has the arithmetic to challenge the UPA — this is visible in Tamil Nadu. Elections are unpredictable and the BJP may well lose in But it will not be because of the mistakes it made in The lessons it has drawn mark an evolution.

The saffron party is conscious of its defeat 15 years ago and has drawn six key lessons from the loss. Share Via. No complacency The BJP believes that success at the end of in the state assembly elections of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh MP and Chhattisgarh had infused a sense of complacency in the party. Keeping core voter motivated The third lesson the BJP drew from the experience is keeping its core voter motivated.

Also, the fact is that Cong is entering this election with His name is K Chandrashekhar Rao. Yeh KCR Rao kahan se aa gaya bhai? A lot will depend on how economic pain translates into electoral outcomes. The troubles in the economy in the early seventies, which finally brought down Mrs Gandhi, are a distant memory for me.

Not since then have I found the economy to be in such a mess. Friday, 12 November, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. Most Popular. Covaxin efficacy stands at The ghosts of Nehru and Shyama Prasad Mookerjee are back. In the capital, Delhi, it took six of seven seats. One of the most high-profile contests saw the petroleum minister, Ram Naik, lose in Bombay North to the film star turned Congress candidate Govinda. In Gujarat, the BJP's heartland and the scene of bloody Hindu-Muslim violence two years ago, the BJP's state leader, Narendra Modi, a hardline preacher turned politician, saw his party lose half of the 26 seats.

It was Congress's best result in the state, one of India's most industrialised regions, in more than 25 years. The BJP had been steadily trying to reposition itself as a more inclusive party, distancing itself from the aggressive Hindu nationalism of the past.

In a move led by Mr Vajpayee, it tried to reach out to the country's million Muslims to assuage their fears of being treated as second-class citizens. Analysts warn that the outcome may result in the BJP halting its moderation and entering a period of regression.

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