Arun Sinha / Outlook
The two horses of the BJP campaign chariot are Modi the illusion and Laloo the nightmare. First of all, the nightmare was Laloo’s past. Voters do forgive political leaders for their crimes. They forgave Indira the Emergency; they forgave Modi the riots. Both Indira and Modi learnt a lesson. Indira decided not to repeat her crime. Modi has not repeated his until now. Why are we assuming that Laloo has not learnt a lesson?
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The nightmare is running with the assumption that if the alliance is elected, Laloo will end up controlling the administration, giving a free rein to criminal elements. This assumption ignores the centrality of Nitish. It ignores the fact that Laloo is no more the Laloo of the past.
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The BJP’s answer to Nitish’s development credentials is the Modi illusion. There is no one in the state BJP who can match Nitish’s credentials in the people’s eye. So it is that Modi has stepped in.
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Nitish is banking almost entirely on his image as a doer. And all things—successes and failures, pluses and minuses—considered, Nitish remains the best bet to continue the development story of Bihar. The Battle of Bihar is a battle between an illusionist and a performer. Let’s see who the people prefer. more
The two horses of the BJP campaign chariot are Modi the illusion and Laloo the nightmare. First of all, the nightmare was Laloo’s past. Voters do forgive political leaders for their crimes. They forgave Indira the Emergency; they forgave Modi the riots. Both Indira and Modi learnt a lesson. Indira decided not to repeat her crime. Modi has not repeated his until now. Why are we assuming that Laloo has not learnt a lesson?
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The nightmare is running with the assumption that if the alliance is elected, Laloo will end up controlling the administration, giving a free rein to criminal elements. This assumption ignores the centrality of Nitish. It ignores the fact that Laloo is no more the Laloo of the past.
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The BJP’s answer to Nitish’s development credentials is the Modi illusion. There is no one in the state BJP who can match Nitish’s credentials in the people’s eye. So it is that Modi has stepped in.
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Nitish is banking almost entirely on his image as a doer. And all things—successes and failures, pluses and minuses—considered, Nitish remains the best bet to continue the development story of Bihar. The Battle of Bihar is a battle between an illusionist and a performer. Let’s see who the people prefer. more
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