Shimla, August 20: In a dilemma over usage of Hindutva as the core issue, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s top leadership Tuesday discussed the importance of ideology for the party on the second day of their three-day ‘Chintan Baithak’ brainstorming introspective deliberations here.
Against the backof the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls, the BJP leaders discussed at a ‘Chintan Baithak’ as to what extent its ideology, particularly with regard to Hindutva, should be practised to boost its electoral prospects.
The party has been lately in a dilemma over the issue, with some factions favouring a hardline while some others a softer and “inclusive” Hindutva to expand its vote bank.
A section in the BJP feels that dilution of hardline Hindutva had led to confusion in the party cadres and cost BJP dearly in the recent Lok Sabha polls.
–PTI