Actually, BJP does not want to remain in any ifs and buts in 2024. For this, the party is contacting its old allies to break the unity of the opposition and is trying to bring them into its fold. It is believed that instead of including these parties in the NDA, the Modi government will also reward them. And this reward can be in the form of inclusion in the cabinet.
Shiromani Akali Dal
SAD, the oldest ally of BJP, has a huge support base in Punjab. In the Jalandhar Lok Sabha by-election, the SAD and the BJP contested separately. According to the survey of our associate channel Times Now Navbharat, if both of them contest separate Lok Sabha elections now, then there can be loss in the state. According to the survey, you can get 32.10% votes. Whereas, BJP is getting 15.30% and SAD is getting 21.70% votes. That is, if both parties contest elections together, then this vote percentage will reach 37%, which can be almost 5% more than AAP’s. In such a situation, BJP has held several meetings to pacify this old ally. It is believed that Harsimrat Kaur Badal from SAD can become a minister. Significantly, the SAD had severed ties with the BJP in protest against the Farmers Act.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Chirag Paswan has described himself as the Hanuman of PM Narendra Modi. Chirag has been continuously with BJP in Bihar. Chirag openly attacked the CM of Bihar after Nitish Kumar formed the government with RJD. Recently BJP had given Z category security to Chirag. In Bihar, about 6 percent Dalit community vote with Chirag. BJP knows very well the importance of votes in the fight for Mission 2024. In a state like Bihar where it has to compete with the Grand Alliance, it does not want to take any risk. Chirag was waiting for a long time to join the Modi cabinet. It is believed that Chirag can also be given a place in the Modi cabinet.
Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal
Ralojd led by Upendra Kushwaha has also become a part of NDA. Kushwaha has been a minister in the Modi cabinet before. Koiri-Kushwaha in Bihar
BJP is eyeing vote bank. Till now this section is standing firmly with the state CM Nitish Kumar. But BJP is trying to win this vote bank of Nitish through Kushwaha. By giving place to Kushwaha in the cabinet, BJP would like to give a big message to that vote bank.
Shiv Sena (Shinde faction)
Eknath Shinde’s group, which played a key role in forming the BJP government in Maharashtra by rebelling against Uddhav Thackeray, is also expected to get rewarded. Shinde, who is running the state coalition government, has met senior BJP leaders several times in this regard. It is believed that before the Lok Sabha elections, BJP can include an MP from the Shinde faction in the cabinet.
Telugu Desam Party
The Telugu Desam Party led by Chandrababu Naidu has been a part of the NDA in the past as well. Naidu has also been the convenor of NDA. After losing Karnataka, the only state in the south, the BJP is taking it one step at a time. In Andhra Pradesh, the party is feeling the need of Naidu to increase its base. In such a situation, by including Naidu in the NDA, someone from his party can also be included in the cabinet.