Where would they go? BJP doesn’t have any place for intellectuals like Shashi Tharoor and Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh is an old-style loyalist, at this age, he wouldn’t go anywhere. Shashi Tharoor is comparatively young, BJP could try to get him into its fold. However, Tharoor is not exactly docile to be ruled over. To a large extent, he is like Subramanian Swami, governed by his own principles or opinions. BJP wouldn’t like to have Tharoor to be another Swami in its camp.
Image source - Google ( look at the intensity of Modi Ji’s look)
However, the biggest reason that BJP doesn’t want any top-rated technocrats or intellectuals in the party. I have never found Modi Ji to be comfortable in dealing with such people. He wants lackeys around him, who wouldn’t question him and he will not get exposed. Swami has always been kept away as he is famous for asking questions. You can not take risks with Tharoor, he could ask any question. And 99.99% chances are there that Modi Ji wouldn’t even understand a single word of Tharoor. Having a Tharoor around is as such a very very risky game and could be painful for anybody unless you eat a dictionary in each your of meals - breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Manmohan Singh wouldn't ask that many questions. But he would want authority when it comes to the economy. An ex-PM wouldn’t like to be deputy to another PM. And an eminent economist like him wouldn’t like to work with lackeys like Sitharaman, S K Das, etc. The first thing possibly he would demand is sacking both of them. Which Modi Ji would find difficult. And I do not think our PM understands ABCDs of economics completely. Neither Modi Ji would trust MMS. Nor Modi Ji would be able to dictate terms on MMS in handling the economy.
RSS has huge command over BJP. Unless you are Sanghi or recommended by the Sangh, rise in party hierarchy is extremely difficult, or even to get significant government positions. In that sense, neither MMS nor Tharoor qualify for or ever get senior positions in BJP. So they have no place to go leaving Congress. And you wouldn’t see many intellectuals in the BJP camp. This is either because the intellectuals do not think BJP policies to be correct, or Modi Ji is sheerly uncomfortable dealing with them. BJP and RSS both don’t look comfortable having intellectuals who would ask questions. They are happy or have to be content with half-wit bhakts. Why take risks when they know their caliber. It was different with Vajpayee Ji. Look at Modi Ji’s selection of people. Even a weak UPA government elected a strong & upright personality like Pranab Mukherjee as President. However, despite having a brutal majority and total say in the government, Modi has always gone for a comfort zone and mediocrity. Look at his presidential nominees.
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