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Development plank swings votes to Modi and prompts saffron sweep in Ladakh
A complete rejection of the Congress, acceptance of RSS programmes and attraction for Narendra Modi’s development plank seem to have worked in favour of the BJP, which registered a landslide victory in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections on Friday.
In the constituencies lined along the Indo-China border, the perception of a “militarily strong” Modi Government, too, played its part in swinging votes for the BJP.
Coming at a time when the BJP is perceived to be facing an uphill task against the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, the party got a shot in the arm as it turned the tables on the Congress in an area that has a mixed demography comprising Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Christians.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahom...ompts-saffron-sweep-Ladakh.html#ixzz3pZt7Sxrc
A complete rejection of the Congress, acceptance of RSS programmes and attraction for Narendra Modi’s development plank seem to have worked in favour of the BJP, which registered a landslide victory in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections on Friday.
In the constituencies lined along the Indo-China border, the perception of a “militarily strong” Modi Government, too, played its part in swinging votes for the BJP.
Coming at a time when the BJP is perceived to be facing an uphill task against the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, the party got a shot in the arm as it turned the tables on the Congress in an area that has a mixed demography comprising Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Christians.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahom...ompts-saffron-sweep-Ladakh.html#ixzz3pZt7Sxrc
