The prolonged silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on election results was very telling. The results were clearly unexpected and possibly led to prolonged internal discussions on the future course of action.
The senior NC leader Farooq Abdullah had in November asked why a Ram temple should be built in Ayodhya only as Lord Ram is omnipresent and belongs to the entire world.
Contrary to reports by various media outlets, OpIndia.com discovered that Ram Mandir was still very much an issue for the residents of Ayodhya. Although it was quite clear that they do want other amenities but for them, it is not an either/or issue.
The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has organised the ‘Ram Mandir Sankalp Rath Yatra’ in the run-up to the VHP's Dharma Sabha on December 9.
When users searched for Ram Janambhoomi on one of the most widely used apps on the internet, "Mandir yahi banega" appeared as a point of interest, close to the birthplace of Shri Ram.
Interestingly, he also staked his claim to the disputed Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya and said that he will give the land to the Hindus as he is the rightful owner of the land as well as the site.