Raisina Hills has now become our very own version of Mount of Beatitudes from where frequent triumphal proclamations are issued, the latest being that the saffron party shall be winning 370 seats and NDA 400+ in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The BJP has peaked in the West, its Hindi heartland stronghold but its prospects are no better in the East or in the South.
In fact they have a crumbling edifice in Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the North East.
It's insidious and vile efforts to topple the government and steal the popular mandate in Jharkhand have come to naught.
The Supreme Court's judgement on electoral bonds has been a moral defeat for the party. Also the Chandigarh mayoral election fiasco has tarnished the party's image.
There is also a groundswell of public opinion for EVMs to be replaced by the ballot paper. It is time for the opposition to set aside their petty differences over seat sharing and fight for the greater good if they want to see an inclusive India of yore.
