IndiaNewsWatch<p>The RSS and Its Schools Can Help Make Sense of the Electoral Verdict in Odisha</p><p>While some argue that a critical missing element in BJD's politics over the last five years has been the absence of a clear ideology, BJD did struggle to grapple with this increasing Hindutva influence in the state. Ashirbad Mishra, Rajesh Venkatasubramanian<br>Ashirbad Mishra and Rajesh Venkatasubramanian write.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/odisha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>odisha</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OdishaAssemblyElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OdishaAssemblyElection2024</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJP</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BJD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJD</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaveenPatnaik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaveenPatnaik</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VKPandian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VKPandian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hindutva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hindutva</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewire.in/politics/odisha-rss-schools-shakha-bjp-bjd-election-result" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewire.in/politics/odisha-rss</span><span class="invisible">-schools-shakha-bjp-bjd-election-result</span></a></p>