Post
the Bihar election results, new political formations are on the anvil.
And it is the anti-BJPism that will drive these formations as the
Congress has certainly ceded political space to its prime rival
Bihar has
once again changed the paradigm: in 1917, Champaran set the tone for
the freedom struggle; in 1974, the JP movement heralded the end of
Congress hegemony at the Centre; in 2015, the fiercely contested
Assembly poll has set a new course for contemporary political discourse
with anti-BJPism as the focal point.
Stock
markets have a concept of course correction; overvalued blue chip
stocks sometimes come crashing to ultimately recover and reach their
optimal levels. The Bihar outcome should be seen as an opportunity for
course correction by the BJP under Narendra Modi. The euphoria of the
2014 triumph has somewhat evaporated. Modi had created hope and thereby
generated respect. Eighteen months later, the promise of achhe din
is providing grist for mockery. The Modi government has made a
difference, but that difference is overshadowed by incessant political
sabre-rattling by the ruling party and a resultant sniping by the
opposition. Rising prices, inter alia, have made the government’s
achievements opaque.
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