There are and will be differences among the party-contenders for the right to govern India | The Indian Express

There are and will be differences among the party-contenders for the right to govern India | The Indian Express

Written by P Chidambaram |Updated: May 26, 2019 10:38:28 am

P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.

There are and will be differences among the party-contenders for the right to govern India

The results of Election 2019 cannot be regarded as a decisive choice of one vision over the others. Even more true, religion can never trump language or culture.

The BJP has a vision of India: one nation, one history, one culture, one heritage, one civil code, one national language, and many other aspects of ‘oneness’.  (PTI Photo)

On May 17, 2019, while addressing a rally at Khargone, Madhya Pradesh,  Mr Narendra Modi said, “From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Kutch to Kamrup, the whole nation is saying ‘Ab ki baar, 300 paar, phir ek baar, Modi Sarkar’.” He got his psephology right, but geography wrong. The final tally proved that his electoral marksmanship deserved a perfect 10.