10 reasons why India was painted saffron in 2019 elections
Vijayan Sankar (Author) Published Date : May 26, 2019 14:17 ISTPolitics News
National President of Bharatiya Janata Party AmitShah, Narendra Modi and Advani. Img @AmitShah
10 reasons why India was painted saffron in 2019 elections
Without a doubt, it was the single man Modi responsible for such a massive win for NDA. Also, all credentials to Amit Shah for playing an excellent executioner of Modi's poll strategies. The groundwork support of RSS in many states also played a crucial role. All this drowned Congress with only 52 seats. Even the magathbandan in UP could not stop the saffron painting of it with 60 seats out of 80.
| Ten reasons that painted India with saffron: |
| 1. The TINA factor or There Is No Alternative, played a crucial role. It was fear of the people of India being without strong leadership that was capitalized well by Modi. |
| 2. The Balakot strike by the Indian Air Force just a few months before the elections was another crucial factor. It was highly publicised as a credential of Modi, and he highlighted it in most of his poll speeches even after the warning of the election commission |
| 3. The Hindutva card played well in Hindi heartland, and candidature of people like Pragya Thakur showed the commitment of BJP towards it. |
| 4. The interim budget turned into a full-fledged budget and several sops targeting farmers, middle class, and many others played in favor of Modi. |
| 5. The EWS or the Economically Weaker Section reservation of 10 % by a special ordinance during the last days of parliament helped it to retain the upper caste votes. |
| 6. The 72 election meetings strategically planned by Modi all over India to garner the support of the masses worked perfectly |
| 7. The publicity was to its peak with Prime Minister almost on the last phases of the election was giving interviews after interviews. |
| 8. The Indian electronic media as a whole supported Modi throughout the five years and more during the elections. |
| 9. Namo TV a news channel suddenly popped up on 26th March after the announcement of elections and continuously streamed Modi's speeches and achievements 24 hours a day. Many DTH service providers showed Namo TV free of cost. As soon as the elections were over on 19th May, it disappeared on 20th May |
| 10.Last but not the least it was Modi and Modi with even BJP's policies sidelined which created a wave to paint India saffron. |
