The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
by Scroll.in
Scroll.in— Dulal Kalita believes that the party’s leaders abandoned Assamese nationalism in favour of Hindutva in order to reap political gains.
Scroll.in—CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP. Sensing the disenchantment, the party is now promising closure to another category of residents mired in Assam’s citizenship regime – Hindu D-voters.
Hindustan Times—BJP to step up outreach after dip in voter turnouts. The dip in voter turnout in the first two phases of Lok Sabha polls has sounded an alarm in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has instructed its cadre to redouble the party’s outreach and ensure its vote share does not decline in the wake of voter apathy.According to senior leaders, the turnout in states such as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan has led the central leadership to crack the whip on the state units, and sought a detailed explanation from the state incharges overseeing...
Scroll.in—Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?. The party’s pitch to Muslim voters is based on its welfare programmes, caste politics, and, in some cases, fear.