India, Sept. 3 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is keen to reset the political narrative to keep the spotlight on issues such as the government's "development model" and "accomplishments in the economic and other sectors" to avert being caught in a bind between pro-reservation and anti-reservation groups exerting pressure on the government to meet their demands, said people aware of the details.

The BJP has successfully used social engineering to give representation to various castes and communities, particularly socially marginalised groups. However, several party leaders said the so-called upper castes (UCs), a core BJP votebank, are showing signs of disenchantment over issues including political representation and are de...