I wrote this series a year ago: 1. For the BJP to form a govt at the Centre, it needs to focus winning not just 175 but 275 seats (or 225 + 45 with the three current NDA llies). Winning 275 needs a dramatically different strategy from trying to win 175. To get to 275 seats out … Continue reading Blog Past: BJP’s Project 275 for 2014
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I wrote last week briefly about the need for BJP to change its focus from trying to get 175 seats in the next election in order to forma government to aim for 275. Many of you wrote to me asking me to elaborate on the line of thinking. I will do so in a 3-part … Continue reading BJP’s Project 275 for 2014 – Part 1
If we take the argument further, we need to look at two facts. First, if one actually analyses the BJP’s Lok Sabha performance through the years (and a similar analysis can be done for the Congress), it will be seen that the party has won at least once in about 300 of the 543 Lok Sabha … Continue reading BJP’s Project 275 for 2014 – Part 2
Summarising: 1. For the BJP to form a govt at the Centre, it needs to focus winning not just 175 but 275 seats (or 225 + 45 with the three current NDA llies). Winning 275 needs a dramatically different strategy from trying to win 175. To get to 275 seats out of 350-odd seats, the BJP needs … Continue reading BJP’s Project 275 for 2014 – Part 3
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