BJP has shown alacrity and no ego in stitching up its alliances. Congress stands out in contrast.
We are living in a time when rhetoric and jingoism have subsumed rationality and real issues. Perhaps there is no cure for the malaise though other than the fever to run its full course.
The Opposition appears disorganised and disparate, struggling to sew up its alliances. In contrast, the NDA has its act together and this could be its biggest strength.
PM Narendra Modi does not like being held hostage by experts.
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There is a realisation that the BJP may not have brought the promised ‘acche din’ but it has not been ‘burey din’ either.
Stop! Stooooop! Think before you ink, hamare pyaare saffron brethren.
Students aside, prominent intellectuals and academics have also taken public stands for or against a particular party. This will generate discussion about key ideas. But it will also amplify the noise.
Manohar Parrikar's last rites will be performed on Monday evening in Goa. As a mark of respect towards Parikkar, the government has declared Monday, March 18, as a national mourning day.
For the first time, we have got an election slogan which does not speak of a party or a leader alone. It speaks for all of us. It is a political slogan, but it goes beyond politics.
All characters in this narrative are fictitious. Any resemblance with any living, dead (or in-between) person is purely coincidental.
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