Transformational election in more ways than one

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, a man with no family background in politics, has claimed that record. As Manmohan Singh had done before him-a studious economist not at ease with party politics, and as humble a background. But Modi was not juxtaposed against him; he had against him someone many perceived as a sulking dynast. A number of dynasts have bitten the dust in this election, speaking of a kind of evolution of Indian polity. As for the prime minister-elect, he seems to be nudging his party towards a more inclusive, pro-poor, centrist position-a space vacated by the Congress. How that goes will be interesting to watch. This election has also seen the victory of a young man's grit in Andhra Pradesh, the triumph of a canny-yet-calm politician in Odisha, and a refusal by Tamil Nadu and Kerala to break away from their traditional template. Despite Kerala offering it an oxygen cylinder, the grand old party seems to be asphyxiating. Two of its state governments, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, are gasping for breath. The party itself is in a strange zone where it does not know its future, whether it has a future at all. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://smaforetagslan.blogspot.com/2019/04/hall-tabs-pa-dina-kunder-de-basta.html