BJP FACTORING IN TRADERS’ IRE IN ITS 2019 POLL STRATEGY

As poll managers of the Bharatiya Janata Party are chalking out strategies for the 2019 general elections, the party faces a persistent threat of being deserted by traders across the country. The BJP is wary of the trad- ing community’s displeasure with the Narendra Modi government in the wake of demonetisation and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), in quick succession. While the BJP has tried to allay traders’ concerns following its victory in the Uttar Pradesh