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BJP attack on Congress aims to pitch Lok Sabha polls as Modi Vs Rahul contest

| Monday | 16th July, 2018

"How Muslims would vote will be decided by how opposition unites and whether Congress is part of the alliance," he said. "While the PM took name of Rahul Gandhi, indirectly, for appeasement of Muslim men, he strategically attacked SP and BSP accusing them of using Dalits and OBCs as vote bank. If Congress, SP and BSP join hands, BJP would like to consolidate non-Muslim votes in its favour as in 2014 and 2017 UP elections," said political expert J P Shukla.Senior professor in GB Pant Institute of Social Sciences, Prof Badri Narayan said that Modi's statement was more about gender issue within Muslim community. But even in past, Muslims have voted for BJP in similar numbers - 7% of Muslims voted for the party and its allies in the three general elections held in 1998, 1999 and 2004.Congress and its allies, on the other hand, had received 38% Muslim votes in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, almost the same as in 2009 election.BJP, political experts said, also plans to counter Congress president Rahul's soft Hindutva card as he went on a temple visiting spree during Gujarat and Karnataka assembly elections earlier this year. LUCKNOW: A day after PM Narendra Modi questioned Congress if it was a party of Muslim men only, BJP ranks in UP geared up to pitch the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections as a Modi versus Congress president Rahul Gandhi contest and shift focus from SP-BSP alliance that looks threatening after winning bypolls in the politically crucial state.Modi's attack on Congress, party sources said, was not to reach out to Muslim women via triple talaq issue but was an attempt to divide minority votes in case the grand old party and prospective SP-BSP combine fail to close ranks for 2019 elections.A review of 2014 Lok Sabha poll results by Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) revealed a marginal shift of Muslim vote in favour of BJP nationally.It indicated that 8% of Muslims voted for BJP and its allies, which was nearly double of 2009 polls.

LUCKNOW: A day after PM Narendra Modi questioned Congress if it was a party of Muslim men only, BJP ranks in UP geared up to pitch the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections as a Modi versus Congress president Rahul Gandhi contest and shift focus from SP-BSP alliance that looks threatening after winning bypolls in the politically crucial state.Modi's attack on Congress, party sources said, was not to reach out to Muslim women via triple talaq issue but was an attempt to divide minority votes in case the grand old party and prospective SP-BSP combine fail to close ranks for 2019 elections.A review of 2014 Lok Sabha poll results by Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) revealed a marginal shift of Muslim vote in favour of BJP nationally.It indicated that 8% of Muslims voted for BJP and its allies, which was nearly double of 2009 polls. But even in past, Muslims have voted for BJP in similar numbers - 7% of Muslims voted for the party and its allies in the three general elections held in 1998, 1999 and 2004.Congress and its allies, on the other hand, had received 38% Muslim votes in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, almost the same as in 2009 election.BJP, political experts said, also plans to counter Congress president Rahul's soft Hindutva card as he went on a temple visiting spree during Gujarat and Karnataka assembly elections earlier this year."While the PM took name of Rahul Gandhi, indirectly, for appeasement of Muslim men, he strategically attacked SP and BSP accusing them of using Dalits and OBCs as vote bank. If Congress, SP and BSP join hands, BJP would like to consolidate non-Muslim votes in its favour as in 2014 and 2017 UP elections," said political expert J P Shukla.Senior professor in GB Pant Institute of Social Sciences, Prof Badri Narayan said that Modi's statement was more about gender issue within Muslim community. "How Muslims would vote will be decided by how opposition unites and whether Congress is part of the alliance," he said.

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