A more cautious BJP? What recent political shifts suggest

The government that had once moved swiftly and tactfully on the abrogation of Article 370 and the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has held back on several items of its legislative agenda. (ANI Photo) 4 min readNew DelhiSep 3, 2026 11:07 PM IST First published on: Sep 2, 2026 at 03:04 PM IST Since the Jantar Mantar protests in July that forced the first resignation of a Union Minister under public pressure in 12 years, the BJP has appeared the most tentative it has ever looked, with the decisiveness that it once projected as a hallmark of its governance replaced by calibration under pressure. The government that had once moved swiftly and tactfully on the abrogation of Article 370 and the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has held back on several items of its legislative agenda, even as state governments ruled by the party take corrective measures to ensure they are not hit by protests. In recent weeks, the following developments have taken place: