She was in love with him but not sure about his future and asked, “What should I tell my father about your future plan?”
He said, “Tell him, I will be the Chief Minister of Assam.”
This must not be an ordinary person, isn’t it? And he proved himself after 30 years to take oath as 15th CM of Assam, thy name is Himanta Biswa Sarma.
A staunch congressman, getting hurt by party for ignoring his natural claim to become the CM and feeling humiliated when the party’s top leader ignored him to play with his dog made him leave the Congress (not to look back at 10, Janpath) and landed himself at BJP headquarters. He waited patiently for 5 years before rightfully getting coronated as the new Chief Minister.
A man so focused and determined, am sure will have foresight far more than the CM chair.
After NaMo tsunami of 2014 and 2019, the second rung leaders of the BJP started establishing themselves. The future of the party looked secured in the ever dependable Amit Shah, maverick Yogi and an able administrator Fadnavis.
Last 2 years though, have tested them to the core. Reasons known to him, Shah has been keeping a low profile. Also, he has not worked on his transformation from Chanakya to a mass leader. If he has to follow the footsteps of his guru NaMo, then he has to take lessons, how Modi traversed from an ordinary Karyakarta to a Statesman. NaMo not only worked on his communication, oratory skills, controlled aggression but also changed his personality and mass image. Shah will have to quickly adopt this change to make an imprint on the minds of people.
Yogi was a surprise choice to the post of the CM of Uttar Pradesh but has taken control of this largest state. 2022 will prove whether the leader who looked promising is ever lasting too. With SP/BSP geared up, aura of NaMo having reached saturation point, it will be Yogi who has to prove his mettle. The hurdle for Yogi is his image. Getting acceptability beyond UP will restrict his rise. With media and elite tied to secular India, it will be interesting to see how Yogi overcomes the challenge or remains content with Uttar Pradesh.
Fadnavis started with a bang, winning every nook and corner of the state to become poster boy of Maharashtra in no time. Out of the blue, The Sena dumped him and his struggles have just begun. With no visibility of MVA failing due to internal conflict, it will take the Nagpur strongman to go beyond mathematics of MVA, re-establish himself and cast himself into a mass leader. His political failure in Maharashtra will curtail his national ambitions. Historically any leader from Maharashtra has failed to rise in Delhi. Except for a short stint of late Yashwantrao Chavan who was Deputy Prime Minister in miserable Charan Singh government and been there but not crowned Sharad Pawar.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, seems to have lost the race and may remain content in beautiful city of Bhopal.
All these leaders need brand BJP and cult of Modi for their respective growth.
Here lies the difference of Sarma. The possessed politician not only walked out of Congress but ended up in RSS headquarters too! Having no connect with the Sangh Parivar(his brother’s education was supported by RSS though), the man single handedly established himself in the corridors of Nagpur as well as those in power in Delhi. Sarma could demand CM role even after Sonowal had fared well(Not the BJP culture). The demand comes from the confidence of credibility in NEDA. The BJP can not ignore his control over the North-East. He has the potential to walk out of the party and still fare well. But the wise man will not do so. He will first improve his grip on North-East and will test his aura in non Hindi adjoining states of the NE. The quick learner in him will ensure good administration, good books of RSS and image building. Acceptance in Delhi is a long way to go, and nothing is easy. He too will have to improve his connect outside NE and oratory skills acceptable all over India, but his path has lesser thorns than the others at least in his own kingdom.
It will be intriguing to see how these leaders hold their forte and rise beyond their own potential to make a mark in national politics and the party. The people of nation obviously will choose and have the last laugh.
“ये जनता सब जानती है।”
Disclaimer: The article merely touches upon potential of future leaders of the BJP and their standing in their own party and does not intend to compare them with any other political party and its leaders. All the statements above are an expression of an avid political observer only.
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