India, Aug. 17 -- The government's proposal to offer training in artificial intelligence to 10 million people over the next year; free online coaching for competitive and government exams, and a nationwide campaign to scout and train future Olympic contenders as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech, outlines the outreach the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned to reset the narrative against the party and the government, said people aware of the details.

Multiple BJP leaders said the party's internal surveys and feedback from the cadre underlined that the recent bypoll upsets and the growing criticism of the government on social media platforms are an immediate fallout of the 37-day students' prote...