Analysis | Why was Hosabelle the choice of the Union this time?

Dattatreya Hosabale was elected Sarkaryavah or General Secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at the organization’s All India House of Representatives (AIPS) meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday, which gives him the second highest post of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The Sangh Parivar and the ruling BJP.

Mr. Hosabale, 66, replaces Suresh “Bhaiyaji” Joshi, who held the post for 12 years or four terms. The significance of the declaration is that Sarkaryavah’s position in the hierarchy of the RSS is like that of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who handles ongoing and coordination issues within the Sangh Parivar and has over 30 affiliated BJP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Organizations including the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.

Why did the election evolve on Mr. Hosable?

Born in 1954 in Shivamogga, Karnataka, into an RSS family, Mr. Hosabale joined the RSS in 1968, and its student organization Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), meanwhile, graduated in English literature from the University of Bangalore. His tenure at ABVP encouraged the high ups and downs of the RSS to appoint him as General Secretary of ABVP in 1978 and he held the post for over 15 years. He remained in custody during the Emergency under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) and was with the ABPP for a period of 12–14 months. He has been credited with helping set up the Youth Development Center in Guwahati, and one of several joint general secretaries in the RSS before his appointment as Sarkarivah.

The reason why Mr. Hosable was chosen from other candidates was not only because he was the most senior, but because he had ticked all the right boxes as far as the RSS was concerned. He said that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have cordial relations, and have helped in coordinating a number of issues which can bring a sourness in the relationship. Just after the election of Prime Minister Modi in his first term, the RSS held a three-day coordination meeting for its affiliated organizations in New Delhi in September 2015, which also discussed the government’s ouster of Pakistan and held various views. Was aired. When asked about the views of the RSS on such outreach, Mr. Hosabale called Pakistan and other SAARC countries “brothers” and said, “Sometimes relationships (are bad), like between brothers and so We also discussed how we can improve our relations with those who are historically and geographically connected to us. ”A statement that ensured that the support of the RSS for Mr. Modi was on controversial issues as well. Was unconstitutional.

His work in the ABVP for many years meant that he has experience working not only with young people, especially in areas like the North East, not the traditional petting grounds of the RSS, but with a youth group of BJP MPs. More than 100 out of 300 BJP MPs treated him as members of ABVP when he was General Secretary.

The replacement of Suresh “Bhaiyyaji” Joshi, who held the post for 12 years, would indicate a change in the RSS and its relationship with its allies and expectations that this change would mean more closeness to the family.