![]() ![]() The BJP swept the Hindi heartland and Gujarat but is that really a plurality of India? Caste-based groups like the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal (United) were wiped out. The elections demolished the post-Mandal caste structures that had caught North India in particular in a pincer of poverty and credulity. That unassailable position could yield a business-like Parliament that works or it could hold the seeds of the BJP’s downfall if it succumbs to arrogance and autocracy. ![]() He was modest enough not to say that he has ruled Gujarat with no opposition to speak of since 2001, and is about to do so in New Delhi. He said in Parliament’s Central Hall that somebody from an impoverished background was standing there, thanks to our Constitution. Modi has shattered quite a few ceilings in his rise to power. He has a rare opportunity to reshape government, not just minimise it, but it cannot look like business as usual on the 26th. A lean and mean cabinet will send out a good message, but Modi needs to fight his urge to retain too many portfolios himself. We also hear talk about Modi naming a relatively small cabinet, with much importance being given to bureaucrats and even non-party expertise. We hear talk about old party faithfuls having to be fitted in. ![]()
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