The real test for Kejriwal will be Punjab. His Delhi model has won him Punjab.
Modi handpicked persons he trusts. He believes in their capability to get the job done in his second tenure, particularly in the areas he has identified as the thrust ones of his next five years.
Advani’s problems with the BJP seem like a saga of self-creation when he could have bowed out like a maestro.
Today, the AIADMK is more concerned about the survival of the Edappadi K Palaniswami government till the end of its tenure in 2021 than the Lok Sabha polls. Therefore, the PMK is a bigger player for the AIADMK than the BJP.
Caught in their own internal strife, senior AIADMK leaders are unsure of the winning prospects of a formal handshake with the BJP.
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s announcement of the Centre’s move for an ordinance for enforcing the TripleTalaq (instant divorce) ban—after more than a year of legislative logjam—conveyed its political import.
Vajpayee had one goal to deliver to his political fraternity. He wanted to ensure that he achieved the record of being the first BJP PM to complete five years. The BJP had never been so close to the corridors of power in Delhi.
The DMK joined the Vajpayee government. Its ministers remained in power for a long time and only quit before the 2004 polls as Karunanidhi wanted to align with the Congress.
NDA candidate Harivansh’s election as the new Rajya Sabha deputy chairman is not just about another feat of the NDA in the absence of not so united opposition.
