New Delhi: The RSS has slammed the BJP leadership for its poor performance in the recently concluded Assembly Elections. In its mouthpiece the Organiser, the Sangh said lack of leadership was the cause of the BJP's defeat in Uttar Pradesh.
It said that the BJP could have doubled its tally if it had projected a leader of good standing in Uttar Pradesh.
The RSS endorsed Narendra Modi by saying the BJP need Gujarat-style governance and leadership to succeed across states.
The BJP has performed poorly in the elections and could manage only 47 seats, four less than it secured in 2007 polls, in the 403-member UP Assembly.
Asking the BJP to look into the election results, the RSS said, "Election results in UP have posed several questions and their solutions have to be found well in time otherwise 2014 general elections can become 'agneepath' (path of fire) for it and crossing it to reach the centre of power can prove to be difficult."
The RSS alleged that the BJP is suffering from "Congress patch" in the state and is disconnected from the people.
"In UP, the BJP too suffers from a Congress patch - disconnect with its voters. So, it has lost half of its vote share in the last one decade," it said.
"Core ideological issues, principled approach and credibility of leadership are needed to sway the voter. More than the party, the leader and more than the leader, his track record (performance) determines poll outcome these days," the editorial in The Organiser said.
The RSS said with the kind of casteist and communal politics dominating UP, the BJP's weakening there will strengthen the fundamentalist forces as has been proven by the elections.
With additional information from PTI
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