From December 2023 to early April 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has mapped out a series of nationwide programmes aimed at keeping its karyakartas — the workers who form the backbone of the party’s massive organization — on their toes. These programmes are based on the concept of “Amrit Kaal” (translated by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government as "the Era of Elixir" in an official release), which encapsulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a “New India” by 2047.
This vision includes transforming “Bharat” into a developed nation that will join the ranks of the First World elite,