BJP ditches saffron for blue-white theme during party meet amid backlash over Prophet row

The BJP ditched saffron for a blue-white theme during a party meet amid backlash over Prophet row.

Even as the BJP has been reaping the benefits of polarisation, the party is now resorting to various damage control methods amid protests due to the prophet remark row. During a meeting of the state executive of Delhi BJP in the Naveen Shahdara district, the party used blue and white colours on the main stage instead of saffron.

Though all participants wore custom-made caps from Gujarat, barring the posters depicting PM Narendra Modi’s 8 years, all other posters used blue and white colours.

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Cabinet minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the country was bigger than the party. Manoj Tiwari and Ramesh Vidhuri attended the meeting and the remaining five MPs were absent.

Party sources said the saffron colour was distanced as a damage control measure after its former spokesperson’s remark against Prophet Muhammad sparked protests worldwide.'

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BJP Delhi president Adesh Gupta said the party, which follows the path of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, has been inclusive and uses all colours in the rainbow. Former Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said, “We don’t shy away from saying Jai Bhim, unlike others. We used the blue colour in the lotus flower on the party’s saffron flag."