The Telegraph, 13 Dec 2013
BJP’s minority fear over Modi dissipates
RADHIKA RAMASESHAN
New Delhi, Dec. 12: The BJP believes this week’s Assembly poll results have dismissed its worst fears over consolidation of minority votes around the Congress because of Narendra Modi’s projection as prime ministerial candidate.
The BJP is now mulling adopting the Gujarat model of giving Muslims more tickets in “winnable” seats for next year’s Lok Sabha polls than it did earlier. By “winnable”, the BJP means seats where it can be sure the presence of a Muslim candidate on its ticket will not upset its core Hindu supporters.
An internal assessment has found the first “evidence” that the argument about loss of minority support was not borne out on the ground — in Rajasthan.
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