Praful Bidwai has put forward an interesting analysis.
RSS swyamsevaks boastful of spartan lifestyles have taken with ease to the five star culture and to the enjoyment of privilege and distribution of patronage at the first opportunity.
Deprived of positions in government or party they have been quite willing to walk out on the party or worse still stay back in the party while stretching thier energies towards protecting their position of privilege.
RSS itself has been quite desperate to seek favours, land in prime locations (as documented by Yogesh Chandra Committee)and favourable treatment quite contrary to thier boastful claims of national service, spartan lifestyles and ideology.
With the RSS showing the way it is not much of a surprise to see the BJP leadership (senior and second rung) not very different. Ideology almost non existent. Vaulting ambition for self gain and political venality are then natural offshoots.
The BJP today looks like the Congress of old , while reeking of hypocracy. All this while the Congress reinvents itself.
India has room for right of centre politics which are principled. BJP can still seek that space if serious. Are they?
