![]() Perhaps, this is where Mr Modi comes in for the BJP, whose ability to pull votes is enormous, experts say. No Congress leader at the national level has been able to pull votes for the party," he adds. "It is the party's national leadership that is weak. ![]() Why Modi continues to be India’s biggest vote-getter What a historic poll win says about Modi's India In fact, the Congress has an edge in Karnataka because of its strong local leadership, says psephologist Sanjay Kumar. "But if the BJP wins, the energy it will generate among its workers in the neighbouring states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu will be substantial."Īnalysts say a victory in Karnataka will be a huge boost for the Congress, one that could energise its workers in north Indian states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh which go to the polls later this year. "If the BJP loses, it will mean that it has not been able to make any headway in southern India," A Narayana, professor of political science at Azim Premji University, tells the BBC. The party then deployed a concerted effort to engineer defections from the Congress and the JDS - the coalition government collapsed a year later as its members resigned to join the BJP soon after it won the 2019 general elections. In the last election in 2018, the BJP secured 104 seats, falling short of a majority against the Congress and the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) coalition in the state. His campaign is also significant because it could lift the fortunes of his party in a state that has never returned a ruling party since 1985. ![]() ![]() So, BJP workers have looked up to Mr Modi's campaign with great expectations. The assembly elections are significant as they come just a year ahead of general elections next summer and analysts say they could be a harbinger of things to come. ![]()
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