Recently, RSS chief K.S. Sudarshan called for the Indianization of Christianity. Two of Vajpayee's regional allies, the Telugu Desam Party led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, and the Trinamool Congress led by Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, extracted their pound of flesh with the former getting more approvals for developmental projects in his state and the latter threatening to quit the government unless an oil price hike was rolled back. The BJP did a major volte face by passing a resolution at its Nagpur convention to reach out to Muslims and backward castes. Vajpayee's critics, however, said the NDA has little to show except the personal goodwill that the prime minister enjoyed. Under this government, communalism has grown.
Minorities feel insecure.
The reforms carried out by the government have widened the gap between the rich and the poor. The government is surviving purely on the goodwill that the prime minister enjoys.