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Halt of the Modi wave

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The 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly polls was probably the most anticipated election of the fresh year 2015. Delhi, after all, is the national capital and the government there plays a vital role. Experts and political strategists argue that this is one of the most fiercely contested electoral battles in recent times- and they're wonderfully correct. From the AAP's revival to the BJP's lackadaisical attitude, it was sure spectacularly appealing to the common electorate. There is a rare unanimity among major exit polls this time. According to the polls, Arvind Kejriwal is all set to occupy the CM's chair yet another time, but his party has adopted a strict watch-and-proceed approach. No one's celebrating as of yet. The BJP might have to do some self-introspection as to what might have went wrong. A few days back I read a good article at Firstpost, titled, " Win or lose, Modi and Shah should learn from their mistakes in Delhi polls ". That essentiall...