All of a sudden, the BJP has found itself without friends in the Northeast | The Indian Express

All of a sudden, the BJP has found itself without friends in the Northeast  | The Indian Express

Written by Thangkhanlal Ngaihte |Updated: March 15, 2019 9:42:00 am

The writer is assistant professor in political science at Churachandpur College, Lamka, Manipur.

All of a sudden, the BJP has found itself without friends in the Northeast 

Elections are decided by multiple factors and ideology is only one among them. Yet, if the BJP fails to address ideological issues, it will always feel like a stranger in the Northeast.

With the defeat of the Congress in Mizoram in late 2018, the goal of “Congress-mukt” Northeast has, apparently, been achieved. (Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey/File)

Speaking at a book launch function in New Delhi on November 24, 2017, the BJPleader, Ram Madhav, said that unlike the RSS, the BJP is unashamedly interested in winning elections and gaining power. Sharing the dais with a slew of BJP ministers from the Northeast and RSS leaders, he was in a triumphant mood. The previous year, the BJP had won the assembly election in Assam, the most populous state in the Northeast. Manipur followed in 2017. The book, The Last Battle of Saraighat, is a chronicle of how these victories were won.