Mumbai: With former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani saying a sense of alienation in the Sangh Parivar was one of the major reasons for party's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) today (June 23, 2004) pledged to rededicate itself to ideology and idealism, in what is considered a possible return to an aggressive Hindutva plank.

Though the party resolution itself did not touch its pet issues of Ayodhya, uniform civil code and Article 370, Advani made an "introspective" speech at the National Executive in which he said owed its present position to the ideological parivar (family) in which there was a sense of alienation.

The BJP was possibly caught in a dichotomy between governance and politics and its political strategy was perhaps not prudent, he said adding two constituencies did not work for the party.

While the geographical constituency of party MPs suffered from anti-incumbency in different constituencies where even the party cadres were not enthused to work for their victory, Advani said there was another critical constituency -- ideological -- that generally lacked enthusiasm and common resolve to get BJP candidates and party reelected.

Advani said, "Somehow our political strategy and conduct during the past six years was not oriented to strengthening our workers, ideological family or our social support base.

Indeed, there was a sense of alienation in our parivar and a weakening of the emotional bond with our core constituency."

The political resolution that was adopted after a day-long discussion made no reference to the Sangh parivar but gave five tasks to the party unit at all levels, which included rededication to ideology and idealism, expansion of the party's appeal to new areas and social sections, and to "expose the contradictions and compromises" of the Congress-led Government at the Centre.