Narendra Modi mantra may not work in Lok Sabha polls: BJP leader in open letter

Two-time Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh, Gautam was a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

In his letter, he has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah should take responsibility for the party’s defeat in the recent Assembly elections. “Modi’s mantra and Amit Shah’s chakravyooh (strategy) became ineffective in recent Assembly polls of five states. BJP lost power in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh,” Gautam stated in the letter.

“Lok Sabha elections are to be held in coming days and it appears that the Modi mantra will not work in these elections. On the other side, workers across the country are disappointed and disgruntled but they are not raising voice. Repeat of BJP in the government and Narendra Modi becoming PM again are essential. Hence, certain changes in the government and party organisation are needed to be done. Nitin Gadkari should be made deputy PM and UP CM Adityanath should be engaged in religious works and Rajnath Singh should be appointed UP CM. Amit Shah should now work in Rajya Sabha and hand over the charge of party president to Shivraj Singh Chouhan. That will restore confidence in the workers,” Gautam wrote.