By Admin 
‘Mission 360’ simply means getting 360 or more seats in the Lok Sabha, but the real magic number behind it is 362. Actually, to pass a constitutional amendment in the Lok Sabha with 543 members, two-thirds majority is required, which comes to the figure of 362 seats. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is still far away from this figure, but it has made a proper strategy to achieve it. NDA had won 293 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Apart from these, some independent and very small parties also said to support the government, due to which the total number in favor of the government reached about 321. Now 41 more MPs are needed to reach 362. Now where will these 41 MPs come from? The answer to this is the strategy of ‘sendh’…
Which parties has BJP prepared to attack?
NDA is eyeing three big opposition parties whose number of MPs can complete this mathematics. These three parties are Samajwadi Party (SP), DMK and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction). See the current Lok Sabha seats of these three:
- SP: 37 MPs
- DMK: 22 MPs
- NCP (Sharad Pawar): 8 MPs
- That means a total of 67 MPs.
If only 41 MPs from these three parties break away and join the NDA, then the government’s tally will go from 321 to 362 and two-thirds majority will be confirmed. That is why there is special focus on these parties.
Party by party, how will the damage be done?
1. Samajwadi Party (37 seats) – the biggest target
SP had performed tremendously in UP by winning 37 seats, but there are many types of tussles going on within the party. Some SP MPs are also being investigated by central agencies. If sources are to be believed, NDA’s strategy is to break a big faction of SP and bring it together. If 25-30 SP MPs also secede, it will almost be a game.
2. DMK (22 seats)- dent in the south
DMK has a strong hold in Tamil Nadu and has 22 MPs. It is not easy to break through there directly, but according to reports, some DMK MPs are said to be angry with the party leadership. Besides, there may also be pressure on them for action by central agencies. NDA hopes that some MPs will either directly join BJP or at least support it at the time of constitutional amendment.
3. NCP-Sharad Pawar (8 seats) – Maharashtra game
In Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar’s NCP is already included in the NDA. Now pressure is being put on the remaining 8 MPs of Sharad Pawar’s NCP. These MPs are also feeling insecure after the defeat in the recent assembly elections. NDA feels that at least 4-5 out of these 8 MPs may change sides.
Apart from this, NDA is also expanding its reach from the Northeast. Mizoram’s ruling party ZPM is ready to provide issue-based support to the NDA. NDA already has 16 seats out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in the North-East. If necessary, some Congress MPs may also remain absent during important voting.
Why is this figure of 41 so important?
If the government gets two-thirds majority, it can amend the Constitution without any hindrance. The big decisions that NDA is preparing are:
- Uniform Civil Code (UCC): To implement uniform personal law in the entire country.
- One country-one election: Holding elections for Lok Sabha and all the Legislative Assemblies simultaneously.
- National Anti-Conversion Law: Making a strict central law on matters like ‘Love Jihad’ apart from the states.
- Reservation and other reforms: To constitutionally further strengthen reservation on economic basis.
If delimitation is not done, the Constitution will have to be amended to take it forward. Doing this will show failure of the government. The recipe for women’s reservation has been devised so that delimitation is done and there is no opposition. Lok Sabha seats will increase by giving one-third reservation to women. Under its cover, delimitation will also get legal recognition. One country, one election may also require a two-thirds majority.
So will BJP’s Mission 360 fail??
‘Mission 360’ is not just an election slogan, but a complete blueprint for manipulation and political upheaval in the coming months. If NDA gets 41 MPs, the government will have the power to implement any major constitutional change. Because of this, the actions of every MP of SP, DMK and NCP are now under close watch.
Apart from this, the central government will focus on two things:
- 41 more MPs will have to be collected: 41 opposition MPs should join the NDA through break, merger or support or form a separate faction and support the government.
- Opposition MPs remained absent: By doing this the effective number of members in Parliament will decrease. Then two-thirds figure will come to 319. For this, SP (37), DMK (22), NCP-Sharad Pawar (8) and TMC (8) i.e. 61 out of total 75 MPs will have to be absent. 7 independent and 10 MPs from small parties are also under surveillance. If necessary, efforts may be made to keep some MPs of Congress (98) also absent.