A great Eliminator- Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders- ceremoniously added Atal Behari Vajpayee to the Marg Darshak Mandal along with L.K. Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi. Vajpayee did not react because he had had enough. Advani did grumble when he was lately declared to contest from Ahmedabad Parliamentary Constituency in 2014, after Shivraj Singh Chauhan jibe. Advani was not considered for a Presidential nomination in 2017, when Ramnath Kovind was preferred.
The case of Murali Manohar Joshi was more pathetic. He was never a person of contention in the eyes of Shah and Modi. Vajpayee passed away in 2018 at the age of 94. Both Advani and Joshi have remained moot spectators and nobody would dare to talk about them in the presence of Modi.
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – Arun Jaitly – a honourable self-exit
A great eliminator – Narendra Modi of his Colleges and leaders – A versatile speaker, a prominent lawyer and a fine Parliamentarian and a member of BJP since its inception. He held various Ministries such as Information and Broadcasting, Law and Corporate Affairs, Commerce under Vajpayee. Industry Defence and Finance under Modi. He was always a Rajya Sabha Member and remained so till his death in 2019. He could have been a great challenger to Modi but his death was a great solace to a great Eliminator – Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders.
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – Sushma Swaraj – God saved Modi again and yet again
A great Eliminator- Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders would not mind if Sushma Swaraj was a versatile speaker and one of the senior most members of BJP. She was known as a Load Speaker of BJP. She was a Member of Legislative Assembly, Haryana, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and Chief Minister, Delhi. She was a Minister under Vajpayee too. Modi made her a name-sake External Affairs Minister and all the glamour and glitter of the Ministry was taken away by him. However, she served the Ministry for a full five term. She died in 2019. God gave Modi another kind of amnesty since one more challenger of his thrown, left for abode.
M. Venkaiah Naidu – Party disciplinary to the core – swallowed personal ambitions, a rare quality – a great Eliminator – Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders
Narendra Modi – a great eliminators of his friends and leaders – A stalwart of BJP, a true disciple of Vajpayee and Advani. An orator like Vajpayee and an admirer of Modi. A Member of AP Legislative Assembly twice, a Rajya Sabha Member twice too. He was President of BJP. He was a Minister under Vajpayee and Modi. Served as Minister of Rural Development, Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs. After Vajpayee and Advani, he was a strong contender to the post of Prime Minister. Realising the hurdle,Narendra Modi – a great Eliminator of his Colleagues and Leaders intelligently proposed his name for the Vice President of India and thus ended his nurtured ambition once for all. He reluctantly accepted the offer and did not mince a word, since he was a disciplined party worker throughout his political life.
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – Singh Chouhan- A silent disciple
Narendra Modi – A great eliminator of his colleagues and friends – Another victim of the great eliminator – Narendra Modi, did know that Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a five-time Member of Parliament from Vidhisha, Madhya Pradesh and is completing a third consecutive term as Chie Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He is senior to Modi. An admirer of Advani, the nearness of which did not go well with Modi. He tried to replace him but could not do so due to Shiv Raj Singh’s local support. Chouhan is an easy-going person but Modi finds him difficult to subdue. The ensuing State and Lok Sabha elections will decide the fate both Chouhan and Modi.
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and LeadersYogi Aditya Nath – a Fighter
A victim in waiting a great eliminator – Narendra Modi, Yogi is carrying his second term as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Modi did not want to install him for a second time and was adamant to replace him with his cronies, whereas Yogi was determined to go for the second time. Almost an internal war had erupted between the two. Modi conceded finally and declared him as the candidate for the post of the Chief Ministership. Grudges and grumbling remained – a great Eliminator- Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders is now, is waiting for a miracle to happen so that Yogi might not eliminate Modi from the contest for the post Prime Ministership in the aftermath of 2024 election, in case Modi fails to get his decisive numbers.
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – Nitin Gadkari- A Performer-an eye sore to Narendra Modi
A former President of the BJP party, a humanist and secular face of the party. He is a soft Hindutva protagonist and a stanch disciple of the RSS philosophy. He is great performer of his tasks. He is known loyalist and a true worker of the party. He was elected as an MLC many a time. He held various positions and posts in Maharashtra Government. He was Opposition Leader in the Council and a Minister of Public Works in the State.
A great Eliminator – Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders did not like his praise of Jawaharlal Nehru, Man Mohan Singh and other members of Gandhi family. He did cut the wings of Gadkari when he was removed from National Executive of BJP and also took away other Ministries from him.
He was elected twice from Nagpur Parliamentary Constituency and a Central Minister for Water resources and River Development, Shipping, Rural Development and MSME and Road Transport and High Ways. He has been an easy-going person and liked by one and all in the Party. His kind of personality does not suit to the likes of Modi. He is being ceremoniously kept out of the contest for the post of Prime Ministership if some untoward situation arises in 2024 as being perceived in the citadels of power in the party ranks and file. Interesting to watch.
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – Rajnath Singh – A Loyal Party Worker
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – A senior most politician from Uttar Pradesh and a Central Minister for a long time and a former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was the brain behind bringing Narendra Modi to the fore front as President of the BJP in 2013. Rajnath Singh was the Home Minister in Modi’s first Cabinet. He is a Minister of Defence presently. Rajnath Singh and L. K. Advani were behind the scenes elevating Modi for the Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP. There is no love lost between the two and more so, Modi, who always keeps him in mind when he looks at his seat. A great Eliminator- Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders waits for an opportune time to cut him to size, may be in 2024 and may be vice versa.
Ravi Shankar Prasad – A go getter-Narendra Modi – a great Eliminator of his Colleagues and Leaders
A lawyer, an activist and a senior Member of BJP. He held different port-folios under Vajpayee and Narendra Modi like – Coal, Law & Justice, Information & Broadcasting, Communications and IT since 2000. During his tenure, Ayodhya and Rafale issues were resolved. Triple Talaq was declared illegal. About 1500 Laws were repealed, and digitisation of trial courts took place. Digital India programme was introduced during his time. He has been a high-profile politician and hence did not fit into Modi’s scope of things and was ruthlessly removed from the cabinet, to his dismay and disdain.
Prakash Javadekar – Believer in Fate
A prominent Member of BJP since 1975. He was once an MLC in Maharashtra and a two-time Member of Rajya Sabha. He held various port-folios like Environment and Forests, Information and Broad Casting, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Resource Development. His study growth was a wrong signal to Modi. He was not nominated to the Rajya Sabha and he was also side tracked. He is in charge of Telangana State.
Vasundhara Raje Scindia – A born Empress
She was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 2009 to 2019. She was made a Senior Vice President of the Party when the BJP lost elections to the Congress. She has been in hibernation since then. She was neither brought to the Centre as a Minister nor offered any Rajya Sabha membership. She has been side lined by Modi, fearing that she might be a challenge to his position. Second grade leaders have been promoted to counter her. She refuses to be downgraded and is now a front runner for the post Chief Minister of Rajasthan but Modi is inclined.
Raman Singh – A philanthropist- – a great Eliminator – Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – Three times Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, a six-time MLA, one time MP and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry under Vajpayee and a Practising Ayurveda Doctor. Presently Vice President of BJP. After losing Government to Congress, he is in oblivion. Modi did not entertain him much due to the reasons best known to him and no secret that anybody should come in Modi’s way and Raman Singh dare not like to press any default button.
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – Subramanian Swamy – A tough intellectual
A great Eliminator-Narendra Modi of his Colleagues and Leaders – A fire brand politician, economist of par excellence, a Parliamentarian, a fighter on almost all issues on the earth and a Hindu nationalist. He was a three-time Rajya Sabha Member and Lok Sabha Member. A Central Minister of Commerce. A prolific writer who wrote, almost on all topics of interest to governments and the general public. He has got a Doctoral Degree in Economics from Harward University. His high academics and professionalism are an eye sore to Modi who does not dare to gaze at him. He could be a trouble maker to Modi any time and hence, he has been able to keep him away from him so far but how far is a question to be answered in 2024.
Yashwant Sinha – Another reprieve to Modi
A former Finance Minister and an External Affairs Minister, Sinha was one of the prominent members of BJP. He quit BJP in 2018 when he was Vice President of BJP, dissenting its policies. He gave a reprieve to Modi lest he ought to have been thrown into the Marg Darshak Mandal. He was a united opposition nominee Presidential election held in 2022.
Maneka Gandhi – A self-styled animal lover
Maneka Gandhi, widow of late Sanjay Gandhi, a six-time Lok Sabha Member from Pilibhit, One time from Aoynla and from another time Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She was a Central Minister under V.P. Singh, Vajpayee, and Narendra Modi governments. She held various port- folios such as Environment and Forests, Programme Implementation, Social Justice and Empowerment, Culture and Animal care. Women and Child Welfare etc. She is an animal lover too. Maneka Gandhi was not included in Ministry formation in Cabinet in 2019. She has been keeping quiet since then. Modi apprehensions are that she may embark on his personality assassination any time and he is keeping her aloof.
Varun Gandhi – A Scholastic Politician
Varun Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi’s son, a two-time Lok Sabha Member from Pilibhit and a one-time Member from Sultanpur. A poet, a columnist and writer and controversial politician due to his fierce remarks on Indian Muslims and the youngest General Secretary of Bhartiya Janata Party. Of late he subdued himself from making any hate speeches. Modi thinks that he may create trouble for him any time. So, he is keeping him away.
Sumitra Mahajan – A loving Mother
A former Speaker of Lok Sabha and a six-time Member of Lok Sabha and was the longest serving women member of Parliament. She held various Ministries such as Human Resource Development, Communications, Information Technology, Petroleum and Natural Gas. He does not want to take any risk with her.
Sanjay Joshi
Sanjay Joshi was a canvasser of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh. He joined BJP Gujarat in 1988. He was a grass root worker of the mass. He worked with Narendra Modi as a Secretary, BJP
Joshi became the General Secretary of BJP in Gujarat. Modi grumbled that Sanjay Joshi was man behind his expunge from Gujarat. In 2001 Modi became Chief Minister. Since then, Modi was watching the actions of Joshi.
In May 2012, Joshi was forced to resign from the BJP Executive. The RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was displeased at the treatment meted out to Joshi. Since then, Joshi had been expressing his apprehension on his safety Joshi. He sought security from the Home Ministry. However, many a time he could praise the leadership of Narendra Modi.
Nitin Gadkari made Joshi as Coordinator for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and appointed him to the BJP National Executive. Modi did not digest it. Joshi was forced to resign from the National Executive. Some unanimous posters appeared in Ahmedabad euolyging Joshi and showing Modi in bad light.
The slur between Joshi and Modi continued when an audio cassette and a VCD was released on the media showing Sanjay Joshi in a compromising situation with a woman. He resigned from the BJP General Secretary post. Later it was proved to be fake. It was alleged that it was the handy work of his opponents to mar his personality.
He had been carrying all these grudges over the years which might burst any time on Narendra Modi. Modi has now managed to win the elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The spurt could fall any time on Narendra Modi before the next general elections in 2024.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy
He is from Bihar and in hibernation since 2019. His stature is assumed to be a stumbling block to Narendra Modi. In Modi’s scope of things, he might be a trouble shooter for him at times of need. He had aligned with the then Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar.
He was the Minister of State for Commerce, Trade & Industry and a Civil Aviation Minister with independent charge in the National Democratic Alliance government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Rudy had also held the post of National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. He was the General Secretary and member of the BJP National Executive. Narendra Modi had always been scared of anybody who is educated and smart
Praveen Togadia
Togadi, an RSS volunteer in Ahmedabad and was a colleague of Narendra Modi. He was in VHP in 1983 and Modi was into the BJP in 1984. They were responsible for growth of BJP in Gujarat. When Shankersinh Vaghela jailed Togadia, Modi worked for his release. Togadia was appointed as the General Secretary of the VHP at the national level. When Modi was expelled from Gujarat, Togadia lent him support. Modi became the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001. Togadia supported him.
In January 2002, it was alleged that Togadia, VHP and Bajrang were involved 2002 Gujarat riots. Togadia fell apart from Modi after the December 2002 Gujarat elections. Madi was also forced to curtail him for the activities of VHP. Togadia campaigned against Modi. In October 2003, Ashok Singhal vacated VHP, Togadia was appointed as the International Working President of VHP.
Togadia resigned as International Working President of the VHP in April 2018, when his candidate had lost an internal election to the post of VHP President. He then launched a new organisation, called the International Hindu Parishad. Fearing Togadia’s activism, Modi kept him away, thus virtually eliminating him from the BJP connection.
An end but a beginning to unfold his destiny-Narendra Modi – a great Eliminator of his Colleagues and Leaders
Sundry leaders umpteen. To mention a few – Uma Bharati, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Shahnawaz Hussain etc. All these leaders are in oblivion searching for their lost glory. Modi is known for his vindictive and destructive ways throughout his career. Whoever comes in his way is sure to be trampled upon by all his means at his disposal. No doubt he is the greatest eliminator of opponents from his party. The Opposition parties are being hounded or jailed by the misuse and overuse of agencies like Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax or Central Bureau of Investigation. The ensuing election in 2024 would be a deciding factor and a new chapter would open in the political history of India. Let us wait and watch.
The eliminations are the unending process.
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