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It is not everyone’s cup of tea to understand the political moves of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is considered a smart and experienced player of Bihar politics. Lalu Yadav’s special formulas of social engineering and election management have always been discussed in political circles, in which his ‘SLL’ (Social, Land and Local/Leadership) equation has been considered very important. But after the recent political developments and election results, this question has become the biggest topic of discussion in the political circles that why his successor and youth leader Tejashwi Yadav could not completely understand this infallible formula of Lalu Yadav? After this political puzzle, it will be very interesting to see what major change RJD is going to make in its strategy.
What is Lalu Yadav’s old and infallible ‘SLL’ political formula?
Lalu Prasad Yadav, during his decades-long political journey, had woven a strong fabric to handle the grassroots politics of Bihar, which is known as ‘SLL’ or his specific socio-political equation. This included connecting every section of the society, cultivating local equations and promoting leaders who have a strong hold at the grassroots level. The biggest feature of this formula was that an invincible vote bank was created by taking the representatives of every caste, class and region into confidence. On the basis of this style of Lalu Yadav, the party remained at the center of power in Bihar for years and even today an example of his charismatic political skills is given.
New generation politics and where did Tejashwi Yadav go wrong?
The nature of politics has changed with time and today’s young generation or new age voters do not vote only on the basis of old caste lines. Political analysts believe that Tejashwi Yadav tried to make the party an A to Z party and also focused on issues like employment to the youth, but he proved to be ineffective in completely implementing the traditional ‘SLL’ balance of his father Lalu Yadav. In this era of new age corporate style politics and social media, there has been a void between the old grassroot level workers and traditional strategic coordination, the consequences of which the party has had to suffer on many fronts.
What will RJD do next? What will be Tejashwi Yadav’s new masterstroke?
Taking lessons from its strategic shortcomings and past mistakes, now once again a period of brainstorming has started in the RJD camp. The discussion has intensified within the party that to face the upcoming elections and political challenges, modern slogans alone will not suffice, but Lalu Yadav’s traditional and solid grassroots formula will have to be adapted in a new form. Tejashwi Yadav can make a big change in the working style of his party in the coming days, in which a mixture of the enthusiasm of the youth as well as the experience of old and experienced leaders can be seen. This next step of RJD in Bihar politics can completely shake the political equations of the state.