Birendra Singh’s Rally Signals Political Dissent and Options for BJP

After the rallies of the INLD and the JJP conducted in Kaithal and Seekar respectively recently, the BJP stalwart Chaudhary Virendra Singh organized the ‘Meri Awaaz Suno’ rally on October 2. However, he had repeatedly termed the rally a non-political event but how it is possible not to have political talks as well as give it a political color? Through this rally, he not only cornered his party BJP but also gave an open ultimatum that all he is still left with several options in case the party neglects him. On the issue of farmers and female sportspersons, the BJP leader left no stone unturned to take on his own party.
Besides, by praising Congress bigwigs Sonia Gandhi and late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, he directly indicated that he could also join Congress.
Leaving the ball in BJP’s court, he announced to the party that the BJP did not bring the alliance with JJP to an end. He directly made it clear that the BJP will have to choose between the JJP and Birender Singh.
He fiercely targeted BJP’s ruling ally JJP and also left no stone unturned in cornering Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala stating that Chautala has been involved in corruption on a large scale and hardly anyone has committed a bigger betrayal than JJP. In his speech, Birendra Singh showed a rebellious attitude and also gave the impression of taking a big step ahead of forthcoming polls if his concerns were not taken into consideration by the party. The assembly elections in Rajasthan and then Lok Sabha elections are yet to be in 2023 and 2023 respectively, the BJP will have to brainstorm before taking any decision. Since Birendra Singh has now announced this publicly, no chance of retreating the same seems. In such a situation, the BJP will have to weigh all the ‘pros and cons’ and make a decision before the upcoming elections.
Everyone also agrees that the decision taken before the elections will have far-reaching implications on state politics.