It’s time opposition tried to address what actually happened this general election | The Indian Express

It’s time opposition tried to address what actually happened this general election | The Indian Express

Written by Tavleen Singh |Updated: June 16, 2019 9:55:22 am

Tavleen Singh, a leading Columnist associated with The Indian Express. Find all Columns from Tavleen Singh here.

It’s time opposition tried to address what actually happened this general election

If they want to survive to fight another day it is time our opposition leaders tried to address what actually happened. The Prime Minister described it in one of his speeches as the triumph of chemistry over arithmetic and there was a bit of that.

They can no longer hand their political parties to their children. They can no longer rely on the charisma of family names and the divisions of caste. From the vantage point of an Indian voter, nothing better could have happened. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Something very important happened in this general election. Sadly for our opposition leaders, they have not noticed. So their analysis of why they have nearly all ended up on the wrong side of history ranges from the petulant to the bizarre. In the petulant category are those who have convinced themselves that Narendra Modi has become prime minister again only because he spread so much hatred between Hindus and Muslims that Hindutva triumphed over the ‘idea of India’. In the bizarre category are those spreading rumours about EVM fraud on such a scale that the entire election was stolen. Not even a magician could do this.