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Holding out hope at the

time of super majority

Modi led NDA govt coming back to power with a huge majority despite discontent among a section of people
is reflective of sheer political strategy born out of political courage, writes Debasish bhattacharyya

JP led NDA achieved a his- government marks the commence- section of people is reflective of sheer
toric win following mara- ment of the second term of Narendra political strategy born out of politi-
thon seven-phase national Damodardas Modi as Prime Minister cal courage. The political strategy that
elections wherein more of India. never allowed issues like grand demon-
B than 8,000 candidates from Genuine political courage is rare, etisation gamble, unemployment, poor
more than 2293 political parties con- but, it’s not impossible to find. Modi led GST implementation, declining domes-
tested to grab 543 seats of the lower NDA government coming back to pow- tic investment and deepening agricul-
house of India’s parliament. The second er with a huge majority despite pro- tural crisis to become election issues
successive swearing in of BJP led NDA found discontent among a significant at all. Instead, BJP was bold enough to

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