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In a candid assertion that cuts through the political noise in Meghalaya, BJP spokesperson M Kharkrang admitted that the single biggest hurdle confronting the saffron party’s expansion in the hill state is the repeated use of the religious card by rival political forces. He said, “Certain questions has definitely been raised about the challenges faced by BJP in its expansion plan about the religious card that the opposition parties have always been utilising that and how to counter that is always discussed. I see only challenge for BJP in Meghalaya is the religious card being played by all the political parties who are against our party. If people can understand what BJP is then there is no problem for BJP to have a footfalls in Meghalaya.”
Kharkrang underlined that the party has no doubts about its ideological clarity and its ability to build a strong base in Meghalaya if people looked beyond the religious narrative. Reiterating BJP’s organisational strength and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s larger national vision, Kharkrang stated that the meeting was focused on strengthening roots at the grassroots level. He emphasised, “The meeting highlighted that the BJP believes in grassroot development and how to connect with our booth level organisation. That’s why we came here and deliberated here. BJP is a grassroots level organisation and as a party the vision of PM Modi is to develop India from Grassroot.”
