Speaking at a recent Brahmin meeting, BJP leader and four-time Lok Sabha MP Arvind Sharma Set up for Brahmin Chief Minister in Haryana. “There was a time when Brahmin CMs in 10 of 20-22 countries,” he said.
Earlier this month, Union minister And former Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party President Rushib Dhanvi He said, “I don’t want To see the Brahmins just As municipal advisors or council heads. me want To see Brahmin holds post of CM of this country “.
Sharma and Dev expressed feelings common to many leaders belonging to the Brahmins communitywho sees a file decline of Its long-term influence in political structure of country, although it makes up less than 10 per cent of India population.
While the last calls may have come from Haryana and Maharashtra, this lament felt nowhere more strongly from in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous and politically important state, where with just 12% of The populationFrom within, the Brahmins saw eight community became prime ministers until 1989 (period of nearly 40 years).
The rise of mandala politics It’s over runAnd in tremor-up Since then, the possibility of take brahmin over Like CM of Either UP (or Bihar associated with caste) is remote in near future.
What fuels resentment within community Now is the reinforcement of power About CM Yogi Adityanath, Thakur, in the state. while talking of Brahmin split from BJP on the account of Adityanath’s “loyal to Thakur” regime ended with Recently resultsTensions remain.
BJP leader says: “Brahmins in It may not be Uttar Pradesh in Large numbers, but a large community influence. Even Akhilesh Yadav (of Samajwadi Party) and Mayawati (BSP) can attend power Only after they have been politically shaped strategy To attract the Brahmins…Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts since 2014 have been on The same lines.
this is not how Looking forward to the Brahmins communitywhich sees the BJP itself changing its colors of dependency on Hindutva and the upper castes, to strongly attract OBC votes. in fact of 12 CMs across the country, only one Himanta Biswa Sarma of Assam is a Brahmi.
while the last The time was NDA in power In the centre, under AB Vajpayee, there were no Brahmin BJP CMs, and party was a bunch of poison in everyone. Additionally, as a BJP leader points outVajpayee was a Brahmin and he balanced party communication with the OBCs and Dalits. Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi first Rise as a Hindutva character – the boss of All college Hindus. However, the strenuous efforts of the BJP to bring in It was the OBCs and the Dalits who cut that picture.” Modi himself used to refer to his OBC origins.
The party Brahmin leaders believed that party You may become more accommodating of OBCs and Dalits in Attempt to spread its spread. as a leader saysThese are among the backward groups who They become ministers or get positions that, after all, belong to a generation like never before faced discrimination or poverty.
in the case of UP, another leader saysParty leaders view Non-Jataf Dalit (or Dalit who is not the norm for BSP) and non-Yadav OBCs (who Affiliated to the Samajwadi . Party with Yadavs) main Goal support stationed. think if it party Could you win they supportWe’ll be comfortable for At least 10 years.”
However, the BJP also has a feeling of Discontent within the Brahmins community. Prior to the recent council elections, a committee was appointed to meet with Brahmin leaders across the state, to give Feedback on RSS. He. She met About 40 Brahman leaders, and suggested ways to address the community’s issues, including the ‘Ekatma Samvad (discussions seeking to ‘access’ out to me last Person in The row “)” is followed by the Samajik Samvad.
“There have been complaints from community leaders who Chief Minister He did not listen to them. and that party It was playing too much cards To attract OBCs and Dalits. Their argument was that they supported the BJP, and now then in powerHe was ignoring them for others,” says a party Leader who worked closely with BJP Central Command for UP elections. According to the leaders, the initiatives launched by the BJP like I arrived at Ekatma Samphad after that out to me communityespecially young people, showcasing the actions of the BJP government.
In the assembly elections that followed, the BJP fielded 68 Brahmin candidates, who are highest chunk between the upper classes.
Brahmins also Acting increased in Adityanath 2.0 government Compared to 1.0 – despite at least three Brahmin leaders of The BJP told The Indian Express that it was Modi who it was effective in This is amazing.
The Adityanath government now includes eight Brahmin ministers, two more From Thakurs – Brijesh Pathak (Deputy CM), Jeetin Prasada, Yojendra Abadhyay, Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu, Pratibha Shukla, Rajni Tiwari, Satish Sharma, and Bumihar Brahmin Arvind Kumar Sharma.
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However, as a leader points outthis may not automatically mean a revival of The influence of the Brahmins, and that “we have no Brahmin leaders now of prestige of Murli Manohar Joshi or Kalraj Mishra.”
Another leader says To be borne by the BJP in Keep in mind that the Brahmins adhere to the BJP due to the support of the Sangh for The party And also Because the opposition does not make real tries to win they confidence. “When did you find partyincluding Congress, is making sincere efforts to win With them backAnd if there is an influential Brahmin leader in The regionThe community It can drift away.”
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