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: June 7, 2019 5:33:51 pm

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.

A party may refuse to accept the diversity and yet win a national election, but that does not mean the diversity is not real. (Express photo by RAVI KANOJIA)

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.