BJP HAS MODI BUT IT STILL NEEDS RSS

As India's ruling party eyes future, tensions over leadership and ideology refuse to ease

- BY NIDHI RAZDAN | Special to Gulf News

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75 last week, his legacy as the tallest leader of the BJP was further cemented. Despite a big electoral setback in the 2024 general elections, Modi has bounced back and kept his allies, the Telugu Desam Party and the Janata Dal (United), close. Many had predicted rumblings in the National Democratic Alliance government that could even curtail the BJP's Hindutva agenda, but that has not happened. The allies have been happy to keep quiet and go along.