The trajectory and tenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s southward push is going to be a striking subtext of the party’s journey over the next few years. But this isn’t because of its national executive meeting in Telangana last year, or because of its resolution on the party’s growth.
Instead, it flows from a stage in the BJP’s evolution where its tenacious search for further spread has pointed towards the challenge of making serious inroads into the southern parts of the country.
