'In name of PM Modi's charisma, BJP overlooked many factors': How overconfidence brought down party's tally in UP
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party winning 37, BJp 33, Congress 6 and BSP 0 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh not just speaks volume about the dynamism and complexities that this politically largest state is known for, but also explains the inaccuracy in the assessment of the ground situation by many pollsters, and functionaries of different political parties.However, what is intriguing from the BJP point of view is its inability to read the anger among the core voters, local BJP units and relatively inactive RSS foot soldiers.More than the inability to read the situation right, it was the "overconfidence" of the party which is to be blamed for the inaccuracy in the assessment of the ground situation, said a party insider."Whenever the leadership was confronted with a diverse viewpoint, the usual retort was "you don't know anything. What we are doing is the right type of approach," said a party functionary. Take for example, the Rajput protest.
