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BJP's communal rhetoric may reap poll reward elsewhere but not in Telangana

The BJP has campaigned on a poll plank distinct from the campaigns run by the two other major parties - Congress and TRS

Amit Shah
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Amrit BLS I The Wire
Despite a whirlwind tour by Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and more ‘star campaigners’ in queue, the party is unlikely to make a crucial mark in the Telangana elections.

Invoking the BJP’s familiar communal tropes, Shah kicked off his poll campaign this November 25 on a very similar note to how the BJP has campaigned in other poll-bound states.

At Sunday’s rally, the BJP president attacked the Congress for allegedly supporting ‘Urban Naxals’. He also claimed that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is under the control of the Owaisi brothers.

This line of attack may reap poll rewards elsewhere

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