The quotation that is often said in the BJP circle is that each election is a preparation for the next one. TN and Kerala along with West Bengal and Tripura formed a major ideological battlegrounds for the BJP-Rashtaria Swayamsevak Union (RSS) alliance. Success in Tripura is reducing the political hunger of the Sangh.
Modi often quotes mythological Tamil poet Thiruvaluvar in his speeches, it is from the United Nations or from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
More than three percent of in 2019, BJP improved more than 11 percent of the vote in its vote share in TN in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. It also cast more votes in TN in Lok Sabha elections than Congress.
The BJP’s TN strategy rests on making old benefits without inviting the Dravidian political blow from the DMK. This is also due to lack of vengeance of the party “Go back ModiWhenever Prime Minister visits TN, slogans of trend on social media platforms.
While the party does not expect to make a huge profit in the 2026 TN elections, it is a fan of a low -burning saffron flame that can maintain and heat state politics for the next decades. But the flame of flicker saffron now faces the roar of ‘Tamil Pride’ with the roar of ‘Tamil Gaurav’, along with the roar of ‘Tamil Gaurav’.
Worse for the BJP is that ‘Tamil pride-polarization’ may close potential colleagues such as AIADMK and others. Thus, Pradhan has placed the BJP at one place in Parliament with his uncontrolled aggression. The BJP will be hoping that the popular memory soon forgets the principal episode.
The BJP will also expect that Sitarman and other people can employ their skills to resolve the situation quickly.
(The author is a senior Delhi -based journalist, including more political journalism spent in New Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle, Asian Age and The Statesman. The Quint Neither endors nor responsible for them.)
