Prime Minister Modi and his inner circle's desperation indicates that the usual appeal of Hindutva is failing to resonate, suggesting his leadership and party might be facing an unprecedented setback.
As the election season is in progress the divisive propaganda is also peaking. The chief propagandist of the ruling BJP is Prime Minister Modi himself. In these elections his narrative has been built around the falsehood that if the INDIA alliance comes to power they will give all the facilities to Muslims, they will ensure that Muslims have the first right to live and they will make changes in the Constitution whereby Hindus will become second class citizens.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah highlighted the absence of prominent Muslim leaders on the national stage when the community faces challenges, and said Ghulam Nabi Azad could have played the leadership role within the Congress, but his fledgling DPAP is limited to just the Chenab Valley now. Abdullah emphasised the need for a strong national-level Muslim leader to give Muslims in the rest of the country "some reassurance".
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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stressed the urgent need for a prominent Muslim leader on the national stage. He lamented the missed opportunity of Ghulam Nabi Azad's leadership within the Congress. Abdullah criticized the BJP's polarizing campaign and questioned the PDP's alliance history with BJP.