What went wrong for BJP...
my analysis, mainly based on the greed/ confidence to go for 400 + by BJP
1) Maharastra: trying to break the opposition parties to the level of complex confusion, undermining the fact that each of the Maratha opposition leader is a seasoned politician winning from their constituency for decades.
Supporting & bringing in corrupt opposition leaders in NDA alliance. (Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel, Ashok Chavan).
Rajasthan : to move Lady Scindia to the Center. She has phenomenal following in Rajasthan. The party workers get demoralized.
UP : a)Muslims & Yadavs got luring offers - like 1L in every women's bank account, plus distribution of property with equality. Unlike 2019 & and 2022, when BJP had Muslim women voters on their side after triple talak.
b)There were burning issues from 18yr-25yr age group voters - of paper leaking, unemployment, temporary military training and posting ( that was completely misinterpreted by the opposition).
c)BJP remained confident on UP, with phenomenal governance of double engine sarkar, but it misfired like it happened for Vajpayee sardar with "India shining" slogan.
d) misgivings in seat allotment.
And of course,
Never underestimate your opponent.
United opposition can turn out to be stronger than expected. [ Although opposition in many ways is not united, they had the wisdom of seat sharing]
And so here we are on the brink of d-day
This week we will know how our future will sway
The duffer, the bluffer, the man with the muffler
Which one of these men will we have to suffer
If you voted for Modi go jump in the sea
If you voted for Rahul you're dumber than he
If you voted for Kejri then that should be fine
Because sooner or later the man will resign
Democracy demands we give them a chance
But this time I think we should join in the dance
Coz whoever they are, the men at the helm
The country still belongs to us, not to them
We gave them their seats, the two-seventy-two
We voted them to power between me and you
But whether they prove to be wise men or fools
This nation is ours so let's play by the rules
Let's not break the law, can we please stand in line
Let's not pull those strings to avoid paying a fine
Let's finally get that a red light means stop
Let's not stoop to bribing the poor traffic cop
Let's be part of the reason our country is great
Let's be good citizens before it's too late
Let's serve our great country without hesitation
Let's all work together to build a strong nation
Enough of the trolling, the barbs and the fights
Now let's stick together, stand up for our rights
Enough of debates on religion and caste
Now let's be united, secular at last
They might have the seats, the two-seventy-two
But the country belongs to me and to you
And we're a billion people, a billion and plus
At the end of the day, the onus is on us.
This is a very funny election
1) BJP is celebrating because they are forming Government.
2) Congress is celebrating