Similar mistakes were made earlier and West Bengal went into Communist mode. Congress during Indra Gandhi tried 'soft saffron' and it gave mixed result. The Shah Bano case reversal was a grave setback.
Probably mainstreaming 'cultural nationalism' of RSS, disassociated from party politics, is the answer to engender civil forces within our culture to safeguard Bhartiyata values.
This ofcourse is a simplistic prescription wth just a tinge of truth only.
