The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 10th October 2024

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Against the odds: On the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections

The Congress could not counter the caste polarisation in Haryana

By winning a third consecutive term in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demonstrated that its pole position in the Hindi heartland remains intact (unbroken). Its failure to win an absolute majority in the 2024 general election has not eroded (weakened) its social base, and in Haryana, it increased its vote share when compared to the previous election. The Congress too saw its vote share and the number of seats increase, but not enough to win power. The simultaneous (happening at the same time) gains for both parties are indicative (suggestive) of a sharper polarisation (division), but that does not entirely end the importance of smaller outfits and influential independents as it turns out — they tilted (shifted) the scale in several constituencies. The outcome mirrors a social reality of Haryana that the BJP cleverly engineered (planned) to its benefit and which the Congress overlooked, namely, a broad alignment (joining together) of non-Jat communities against Jat dominance (control). Incumbent (currently holding office) Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who is set for a second term, became the face of the BJP’s mobilisation (organizing) of Other Backward Classes. The BJP’s strategy of offering political space for marginalised (excluded) Hindu communities is one that is working well for it. Jats possibly united against the BJP, as the eclipse (decline) of the INLD and JJP suggest, but that worked in the BJP’s favour by aiding the counter-mobilisation of disparate (different) groups. The Haryana poll outcome also helps Prime Minister Narendra Modi reinforce (strengthen) his authority over the party.

The Congress failed to inspire confidence among a wider spectrum (range) of society as former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepinder dominated the campaign. Their own Jat community rallied behind the party which possibly caused a counter consolidation (bringing together) of the rest. The Hoodas have so controlled the Congress in Haryana that the party organisation is either non-existent or ineffective (not producing results). They stalled (delayed) the central leadership’s efforts to form political alliances. The Congress’s Haryana setback follows the pattern of the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh elections that it lost in 2023 — regional leaders who refused to accommodate (include) party colleagues and broaden the social base which failed the party. The party is struggling to find a balance between having a robust (strong) regional leadership and ensuring that its national outlook is not undermined (weakened). Senior leader Rahul Gandhi could not enforce his social justice agenda in the party’s Haryana strategy. Dalit party leaders were humiliated (embarrassed), opening space for others. The BJP has been in power for 10 years and there was notable (significant) resentment (bitterness) against it among voters. But that did not translate into a change of guard as the BJP could beat anti-incumbency (opposition to current rulers) while the Congress failed to gain from it. A study of the Haryana outcome will be instructive (informative) of why the BJP wins so often and the Congress ends up second best.

Hindu Vocab Wordlist 10th October 2024

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• Polarisation: division into two opposite groups or opinions.
• Incumbent: currently holding a particular position or office.
• Mobilisation: the act of organizing people or resources for action.
• Marginalised: treated as insignificant or peripheral.
• Eclipse: a loss of significance or power in comparison to something else.
• Disparate: completely different and not allowing comparison.
• Consolidation: the process of making something stronger or more effective.
• Spectrum: a wide range or variety of things or ideas.
• Setback: a problem that delays or prevents progress.
• Anti-incumbency: opposition or negative sentiment toward the current officeholder.
• Constituency: a group of voters in a specific area who elect a representative.
• Counter-mobilisation: organizing a group of people or resources in opposition to another group.

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