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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Top-down politics

The BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has undergone a significant transformation, reminiscent of the era when Indira Gandhi wielded unparalleled influence within the Congress party.

Trial by fire

Yet hope must spring eternal: and despite “issues” like nationalism, farm distress, dubious handling of a defence purchase, and the potentially explosive Ayodhya controversy, the people of India would be anxious that the 17th Lok Sabha generates light rather than the divisive heat that has charred the past five years.

Decadent Democracy

On many occasions, the praxis has been compromised. Elections are claimed to be 'free and fair', but the fairness gets disrupted by 'nepotism, the criminalization of politics, and hooliganism'.