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Agriculture has high hopes



                                   from NDA 2.0





            Modi and his advisors have now discerned that the threat to agriculture, if not addressed
              expeditiously will eat into its vote bank. The rural voters,, writes KOMAL AMIT GERA


                  fter tAfter the stupendous   and his advisors have now discerned   manifesto of NDA in 2014 elections, fa-
                  victory in recently held Gen-  that the threat to agriculture, if not ad-  voured Modi over others. The fact that at
                  eral Elections, the National   dressed expeditiously will eat into its   many places, the villagers did not let the
                  Democratic Alliance, in its   vote bank. The rural voters, keeping aside   Bhartiya Janata Party candidates enter
         Asecond inning is most likely    the understanding of their neglect by   their villages to address public meetings
         to deliver some tenable solutions prom-  the government in the last five years and   is a testimony to the disdain of people for
         ised to the rural voters. After all, Modi   non-fulfilment of promises made in the   the local candidates. Albeit, the victory of




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