Internal unease is simmering within BJP’s youth ranks over the UGC’s new equity regulations, with many leaders and cadre blaming the party’s own government for green-lighting a “one-sided” framework. Upper-caste youth leaders, ABVP functionaries and local office-bearers argue the rules shift the burden of proof entirely on the accused and could be weaponised on campuses, triggering a string of quiet resignations and angry memoranda to the leadership. With the RSS also receiving complaints from the ground, pressure is mounting on the Education Ministry and UGC to clarify, dilute or roll back contentious clauses. Party insiders now say “course correction” is on the table, with changes and even partial recall of the January 13 notification increasingly likely if the backlash continues.