Most people in India have noted that Narendra Modi is proving to be the country’s most active Prime Minister to date. If exit polls are to be believed, the trends in the Haryana and Maharashtra elections will show that the Modi magic still prevails.
Hansraj Bhat,
Mumbai
Could we be witnessing great change in >Maharashtra and Haryana ? Those who waxed eloquent about an abating Modi wave after the BJP suffered electoral reverses in U.P., Rajasthan and Karnataka might have to eat their words after the announcement of the results on Sunday.
While Modi critics might well play up an anti-incumbency wave, it has to be accepted that the Prime Minister’s charisma remains intact. Large-scale corruption in Maharashtra and suspect land deals in Haryana may have made the BJP’s job that much easier. As far as Maharashtra is concerned, the BJP is likely to vanquish the two Senas and the Nationalist Congress Party.
C.V. Aravind,
Bangalore
The record voter turnout in Haryana and reasonably high polling in Maharashtra (Oct. 16) are heartening and augurs well for a democracy like ours. If exit polls are to be believed, the dice is loaded against the Congress. The BJP appears to be rapidly gaining ground under Mr. Modi, as the BJP and its policies and programmes appear to have struck the right chord with voters. The writing on the wall is for all to see. It seems to be clear that voters are no longer interested in the Grand Old Party.
N.J. Ravi Chander,
Bangalore
