Can the majority backing BJP truly accept that they will finally inherit a peaceful, stable and prosperous nation without communal violence, lawlessness, mob lynchings, and all-round bloody anarchy?

When the Congress seemed unequal to the task of serving the interests of the Indian State – coherence, stability, security, growth – the Indian voter was prepared to experiment with other formations.

A week is a long time in politics. Despite its apparent and repetitive blunders, the opposition has five years to turn things around.

Narendra Modi’s BJP increased its majority in the May election. Now Modi has to deal with a worsening economic situation for which his nationalistic policies have no solution.

So how did the prophets of BJP anticipate the mathematical miracle of 300 plus seats in 2019 exactly on the dot?