BJP State Election Landslide a Long-term Trend
But Delhi-based AAP wins Punjab and emerges as a national player
By: John Elliott
The likely trend of India’s politics and government for years ahead has been underlined with state assembly election results producing substantial victories for Narendra Modi’s triumphant Bharatiya Janata Party, notably in politically significant Uttar Pradesh, and with disastrous losses for the fading Congress Party in Punjab and elsewh…