India, Oct. 25 -- The strategy that won the last 12 years will not win the next 12. The party's greatest achievement was transforming Indian politics. Its greatest challenge now is whether it possesses the courage to transform itself.

The greatest danger to a successful political organisation is not necessarily the strength of its opposition. It is the belief that the strategies responsible for yesterday's victories will automatically deliver tomorrow's triumphs. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), this is perhaps the most important political lesson as India moves towards a new electoral and demographic reality.

Over the last twelve years, the BJP has fundamentally transformed India's political landscape. Under Prime Minister Narendra...