Radical Socialist Statement on the Delimitation Issue
The BJP is now the only party that can claim a Pan-Indian presence and relative dominance in contrast to all other parties including the Congress. Once hegemonic the Congress is now basically a regional force that rules in only three states which is more than can be said for any other regional force, be it the Left Front or AAP. But also to be noted is that in every state where over time the Congress has lost the status of being at least the second most important party, it has never recovered this rank let alone re-emerging as the biggest party. It is precisely to secure a long term consolidation and deepening of the BJP
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