After Karnataka Loss Analysis, BJP Moves To Prep Battles For 3 States
NDTV
Karnataka election results 2023: Although the BJP remained consistent with its vote share, the depletion of the regional party Janata Dal (Secular) vote share came as a boost for the Congress in the old Mysuru region
Smarting under the humiliating outcome in Karnataka, but ready to turn the loss into an opportunity, the BJP has started to analyse what went wrong in the only southern state where it was in power.
BJP sources blame the Karnataka rout on the 'image' of the government and the charge of corruption that they believe stuck. Despite an aggressive campaign spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the corruption charge was hard to shake off.
The linking of "Bajrang Bali" with Bajrang Dal proved to be an imprudent step. In hindsight, it appears that raising this issue only consolidated the minority community votes in favour of the Congress, BJP sources said.
Although the BJP remained consistent with its vote share, the depletion of the regional party Janata Dal (Secular) vote share came as a boost for the Congress in the old Mysuru region.
