As the Modi government celebrates two years in power, 2016’s midsummer verdict has given it more reason to celebrate. BJP is increasingly India’s top national party and Congress is in serious danger of being edged out of its once unassailable status across India.
Yesterday’s verdict means that BJP an its allies are now in power in 13 states across India; Congress in only 6 with just one big state, Karnataka, under its rule. BJP has not only triumphed in Assam, its vote share is now in double digits in both West Bengal and Kerala, establishing a potentially growing presence in states that were virgin territory to it once.
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