Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Babu Lal Marandi and Champai Soren.
As the polling date approaches in Jharkhand, the BJP has made a major change in its strategy. After Champai Soren, now Arjun Munda and Babu Lal Marandi have also disappeared from BJP posters. Many discussions are going on simultaneously in Jharkhand regarding the disappearance of Marandi and Munda from the posters.
Babu Lal Marandi is the Jharkhand BJP state president and was till now described as the face of the CM, but in the poster released by the BJP about the manifesto, neither Marandi nor former CM Arjun Munda are there.
The appearance of the BJP poster changed
The look of the poster released by BJP has changed. In the poster, only Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been given a space with the lotus flower symbol. In this poster made to ask for votes it has been said that he will take care of the daughter, the bread and the land.
The poster mentions the plans that the BJP will implement when the government comes to power. The theme of this poster is BJP’s commitment. BJP also released its manifesto under the same name in Jharkhand.
Earlier on September 19, BJP had released a poster. The theme of this poster was change. In this poster, along with Narendra Modi, JP Nadda, Babu Lal Marandi, Arjun Munda and Amar Kumar Bauri took place.
Amar Kumar Bauri is currently the Leader of Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly.
Why did Marandi disappear from the cartel?
The disappearance of Babu Lal Marandi from the new BJP poster is the most talked about issue. Apart from being the state president, Babu Lal Marandi is also a candidate for the CM post. Marandi himself appears on each poster. In such a situation, why did Marandi distance himself from this poster?
1. Sources associated with the BJP say Babu Lal Marandi is currently the state president and is a candidate for the chief minister’s post. Had the party included Marandi’s photo on the poster along with that of the Prime Minister, the message would have been clear: Marandi is the face of the CM. BJP is working on the strategy of entering the fray in Jharkhand without any CM.
The party fears that if it goes to the polls with only one face, the result will be counterproductive. BJP is trying to win in Jharkhand with the strategy of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, hence Marandi has disappeared from the poster.
2. The Bharatiya Janata Party has prepared the basic ground in Jharkhand. The party has largely stopped all post-nomination rebellions. The party is now trying to fight on the central face instead of the local face, so the BJP has presented the Modi face. That is why big BJP leaders are not directly attacking Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
The BJP is fighting elections in the name of issues and change. The party has made infiltration and corruption a big problem for Jharkhand.
3. Babu Lal Marandi had full command of the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but despite this, Marandi could not do wonders in the tribal areas. The Indian Alliance won five tribal-dominated seats in Jharkhand.
After this, the BJP is working on another strategy to woo tribal voters in Jharkhand. About 26 per cent of tribal voters live in Jharkhand.
4. A section of the BJP says that the party wants to control the damage to its image in the Lok Sabha after achieving a big victory in the Jharkhand assembly elections, hence the face of Prime Minister Modi.
Also understand the political message of the poster.
BJP has presented Modi’s face in Jharkhand. That means there is no CM face in the state now. So far, the states where the BJP has won against Modi. CM contenders have not won the presidency in those states.
Examples of this are from Rajasthan to Odisha and from Tripura to Madhya Pradesh. In such a situation, it is said that if the BJP government comes to power in Jharkhand, then the CM chair may be handed over to a new face.
Currently, Babu Lal Marandi, Arjun Munda, Champai Soren and Amar Kumar Bauri are contenders for the CM post.
