As elections in Delhi draw near, political parties take to anti-immigrant rhetoric and penal action

Its ability to set the terms of the national discourse and political agility prompts BJP leaders to claim that they will be in power for a few more decades

Narendra Modi’s political culture is groaning under its own weight. It is only now noticing that even hatred can lose elections. This, for the BJP, is an alien and very frightening thought.

The Congress’ defeat in the assembly elections was not only because of anti-incumbency but also due to the rise of a voting class that is moving from caste-based politics to aspiration-based lobbying