How BJP will leverage G20 summit to advance its political outreach

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NEW DELHI : The adoption of the New Delhi declaration at the end of the G20 Summit without impediments has given the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a platform to advance its political outreach and electoral campaign ahead of next year’s general election, riding on the triumph of an event it claims is a result of iPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. The PM himself had earlier referred to the summit as an opportunity to present the country on the international arena.

The summit having drawn to a close with a consensus on critical issues such as the Ukraine war, climate change, sustainable and inclusive growth has come as a shot in the arm for the ruling party that will face the electoral battle on the back of a two-term anti-incumbency and with the opposition parties banding together. According to party leaders, the outcome of the summit and the key takeaways will be aggressively publicized over the coming weeks and will be conspicuous in the party’s outreach ahead of the elections that begin with five states going to polls at the end of the year and the 2024 election.

“It is undoubtedly a huge win for the government led by PM Modi. Getting world leaders to congregate at a platform and form consensus even on issues that are polarising such as the Russia-Ukraine war is not an easy feat.

This also shows that PM Modi’s leadership is accepted. The opposition has been running campaigns against him, while he was working towards the growth and development of our country....

we will go to people with this message," said a senior party leader, not wishing to be named. The leader said on earlier occasions when the government and the party spoke about India’s growing influence and heft and how it was emerging as a