““The alliance seems to have worked well for the BJP, though the popular opinion was that the party will not open its account. That has now been proved and BJP should understand that the success has not come due its Vel Yatra or religious polarisation. A combination of local factors and alliance with AIADMK has worked for the party,” political commentator Maalan Narayanan told DH.
He also said the BJP should formalise a different strategy for non-Hindi speaking states for the simple reason that all have distinct cultural and linguistic identities. “When BJP talks of one nation-one language, people here get insecure. Their religious politics will not have any takers here,” Maalan said.”
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