There is no doubt that the United Progressive Alliance government is hugely unpopular among the people. But that is not to say that the principal opposition party, the BJP, is reaping a windfall in terms of public acceptance.
In fact, the party has been unable to present itself as a viable option to the government, an issue its national executive currently meeting in Mumbai is wrestling with.
What ails the BJP? Can it replace the UPA? What does it need to do to reclaim popular backing? Answering these and other questions is political commentator Dilliwala, only on the Rediff Chat, right now.
