Patna, November 9: A blame-game has begun in Bharatiya Janata Party after its stinging defeat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2015. Voices are rising in BJP against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who made controversial statement on reservation, that damaged the chances of BJP in Bihar. BJP Hukumdev Yadav on Monday lashed out at Mohan Bhagwat and held him responsible for party’s defeat in Bihar.
BJP parliamentarian Hukumdev Narayan Yadav said that Mohan Bhagwat’s comment on reservation played vital role in BJP’s crushing defeat. “There are many reasons for our loss in Bihar but Mohan Bhagwat’s reservation remark is the biggest reason,” said Hukumdev Yadav. He said though Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified his stand on reservation, it was already too late. “Everyone thinks BJP can’t overrule Sangh, so even after clarification by PM on reservation policy, people didn’t believe,” Yadac said. (ALSO READ: Bihar Election Results 2015: These controversial comments of Narendra Modi, Mohan Bhgawat and Amit Shah turned the tide against BJP)
Another BJP MP Ashwini Kumar Choubey blamed the defeat on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. “A day before the elections, pamphlets on reservation were distributed among people. It diverted people. Mahaul banta gaya (an atmosphere was created). Bhagwatji’s comments were blown out of proportion. He had spoken with reference to the Gujarat movement, but it was made an issue. It became violent, attacking. We couldn’t counter it. It divided our votes,” Choubey told to Indian Express.
In a major setback to BJP, the Grand Alliance or Mahagathbandhan of Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Congress made clean sweep winning 178 seats in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2015. The NDA, on the other hand, secured 58 seats, with the BJP bagging just 53 seats.
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