THE North-East has been won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), coming
after a spectacular victory in Uttar Pradesh, and a tough, but eye-opening one,
in native Gujarat, which made its impact felt on Budget 2018. But, at present,
the BJP and its several allies have saturated their presence in North India, in
States such as Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. They can only lose seats in these States in
2019, rather than increase the combined tally of 2014. Hence, the initial Look
North policy shifted to Look East, and now has to change to Look South. To make
up for the possible shortfall in its northern bastion, the BJP and its allies
have to make up with wins in the south. This is why Tamil Nadu will prove to be
crucial in 2019.
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