Shourie, Raje hasten BJP's slide into deeper morass
BJP has never looked more vulnerable, faction ridden and ordinary now with senior leaders sparring in the open, regional satraps refusing to take orders from High Command, which also looks devoid of any moral authority to lead the party.
POST THE Lok Sabha polls, the BJP was expected to put its house in order, discuss the electoral debacle and fine tune a strategy to bring the party back on track and on the right side of Indian politics. The party, however, seems to have learned no lessons from its failures and the BJP's slide into the morass is continuing at a fast pace.
BJP has never looked more vulnerable, faction ridden and ordinary now with senior leaders sparring in the open, regional satraps refusing to take orders from High Command, which also looks devoid of any moral authority to lead the party.
The split is wide open, with a section of the party wanting change in the top leadership for failing to bring it power. It wants the entrenched party leaders like LK Advani and Rajnath Singh to take responsibility for defeat in the polls and make way for a new team of BJP leaders, who can bring back the party to power.
The rebellion by leaders like Arun Shourie, Jaswant Singh and Yashwant Sinha should be read in the backdrop of this uneasy clamour for a change in the party leadership. Shourie, in fact hit out at the party's top leadership on Monday, calling for the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh popularly known as RSS to take over the party.
The former disinvestment minister in the Vajpayee government, even said that party chief Rajnath Singh was acting like Tarzan to prove that he was in control of the party. Shourie alleged that Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and LK Advani were concerned with their own political careers, rather than shoring up the party affairs.
Sources in the BJP indicate that action is likely to be taken against Shourie and he could also face expulsion from the party for taking potshots at the leadership. The party, however, will take its own time making the decision as it would like to avoid a repeat of Jaswant Singh episode.
BJP had attracted a lot of flak for summarily expelling Jaswant Singh for praising Mohd Ali Jinnah in a book written by him. Like Shourie, Singh had also called for accountability from the top leadership for leading the party to poll failure in crucial elections.
The BJP boat is clearly rocked as another party satrap in Rajasthan has refused to tow the party line and resign from the post of Legislative Party leader. Latest reports said the talks between BJP chief Rajnath Singh and former Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje have broken down, after Raje asked the party to explain why she should step down from the post.
Raje has also put forth demands that the MLAs suspended by the party for supporting her should be reinstated and she be given a plum post in the party leadership.
The split is wide open, with a section of the party wanting change in the top leadership for failing to bring it power. It wants the entrenched party leaders like LK Advani and Rajnath Singh to take responsibility for defeat in the polls and make way for a new team of BJP leaders, who can bring back the party to power.
The rebellion by leaders like Arun Shourie, Jaswant Singh and Yashwant Sinha should be read in the backdrop of this uneasy clamour for a change in the party leadership. Shourie, in fact hit out at the party's top leadership on Monday, calling for the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh popularly known as RSS to take over the party.
The former disinvestment minister in the Vajpayee government, even said that party chief Rajnath Singh was acting like Tarzan to prove that he was in control of the party. Shourie alleged that Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and LK Advani were concerned with their own political careers, rather than shoring up the party affairs.
Sources in the BJP indicate that action is likely to be taken against Shourie and he could also face expulsion from the party for taking potshots at the leadership. The party, however, will take its own time making the decision as it would like to avoid a repeat of Jaswant Singh episode.
BJP had attracted a lot of flak for summarily expelling Jaswant Singh for praising Mohd Ali Jinnah in a book written by him. Like Shourie, Singh had also called for accountability from the top leadership for leading the party to poll failure in crucial elections.
The BJP boat is clearly rocked as another party satrap in Rajasthan has refused to tow the party line and resign from the post of Legislative Party leader. Latest reports said the talks between BJP chief Rajnath Singh and former Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje have broken down, after Raje asked the party to explain why she should step down from the post.
Raje has also put forth demands that the MLAs suspended by the party for supporting her should be reinstated and she be given a plum post in the party leadership.
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