The RSS and the BJP differed significantly over economic policy during the tenure of the Vajpayee government. Both do not want to repeat those mistakes, the BJP leader said. But Modi wants to listen to the concerns of the RSS leaders and its different affiliates and also to not make differences public,” said Jai Mrug, a Mumbai-based political analyst. The fact that Modi led the BJP to a spectacular win in the 2014 general election has also influenced the relationship. One reason for the victory of the BJP in 1998 was the “Ram Janambhoomi” movement, in which the Vishwa Hindu Parishad played a part, but in 2014, the BJP won on Modi’s anti-corruption and pro-development platform, the BJP leader said.

Source: Mint September 11, 2016 17:28 UTC