Modi win can be a double-edged sword

Once again the Moditva wave rules in Gujarat and the voters’ choice is Narendra Modi, who is all set to become the Chief Minister for the third time.

It was a remarkable victory for Modi, a canteen boy from Vadnagar in northern Gujarat, who retained the reins of the state overcoming anti-incumbency, a united opposition onslaught and rebellion against his leadership from within BJP.

In this election when the odds were stacked against him, including the satta bazaar, Modi campaigned alone, he made what many called divisive speeches, he was not given much of a margin by the pollsters, but in the end he won the battle because he had the confidence of the Gujarati voter.

To try and understand how Modi managed to swim against the current and discuss the implications of the Gujarat verdict were an eclectic panel of experts, which included author and economist Lord Meghnad Desai, political scientist Tridip Suhrud, RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav, social activist Juzar S Bandukwala, senior journalist Swapan Dasgupta, Congress Spokesperson Veerappa Moily, Executive Editor of Tehelka magazine Sankarshan Thakur and editor-in-chief of Outlook

Courtesy:ibnlive.com
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