Through his unlikely rise to the top, he became emblematic of all that was possible in India
Recently, there was a social media chat with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee’s election strategist, Prashant Kishore. In that discussion, Kishore was candid about Prime Minister Modi’s popularity, much to the dismay of his audience, which included a fair number of Modi-baiter journalists.
At one point his listeners expressed incredulity at Modi’s continued popularity, which in his sixth year in office should be on the decline, but instead saw an ascent in poll-bound West Bengal; a state which has never had a BJP government.
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