BJP President is development-oriented

The generational shift at the top in BJP is complete. Sushma Swaraj succeeded L K Advani as leader of opposition and Maharashtra BJP boss Nitin Gadkari succeeded Rajnath Singh as BJP President. Both are in fifties and as according to the wish BJP doting parent RSS they are younger in age than their predecessors. Though Sushma Swaraj's capability as administrator was tested when she was made Chief Minister of Delhi and during her short tenure the BJP was dethroned in the Delhi assembly elections, Nitin Gadkari's record of administration as minister in Maharashra Cabinet during Shiv Sena-BJP regime in Maharashtra is bright and Prime Minister Sadak Yojana is also stated to be the brainchild of Gadkari when he was the Chairman of Road Construction Development. After being appointed as the BJP President, Gadkari has said that politics is not his career but a medium of serving people and uplift the downtrodden. Nitin Gadkari is the choice of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh of which enough hint has been given by it long ago. As strong opposition is the need of the hour, the new leadership of the BJP has to work hard to come up to the expection of the people. The Vajpayee-Advani era has ended but the leadership that they provide to the BJP is invaluable. The new leadership will have to imitate their predecessors but they will have to be careful that the issue of development is never lost sight of and harline Hindutva politics might not over take it. Because the time has completely changed. The people have nothing to do with the issue Masjid and Mandir. They only want development. BJP has been in the grip of internal bickerings among their second generation leaders since the party lost badly in 2004 General elections. Advani's grip loosened and voice were raise freely against him to make way for second generation, which was totally supported by BJP doting parent RSS. The internal bickering had become so intesnse that the RSS had to announce that Rajnath will be succeeded by the leader outside Delhi durbar. And that has finally happened. Though Nitin Gadkari has the full backing of the RSS and he is himself very tactful to deal with the internal bickering and not a man of vaulting ambition, he will also have to be very careful in chosing his team. He will have also tell the party workers to concentrate more on developmental issue than on religious ones. workers