The battle has well and truly begun, the Election Commission has sounded the bugle for elections 2019. Elections are both a marathon and a steeplechase with many crazy jumps and hurdles along the way, so making predictions at the start of the arduous race is hazardous.
And yet, let me place 10 reasons why I believe Narendra Modi is the clear front runner as of now.
1.). If modern-day elections are about money, 'machine' and media, team Modi has a huge advantage — never before in the history of Indian elections has the media narrative been so one-sided, the war chest available to the ruling party so massive and the party machine to connect with voters across platforms so finely tuned.
Where the BJP has the look of a glitzy, well-oiled Ferrari, the Congress resembles a second-hand, ancien regime Ambassador (the joke in political circles is the Congress is a 'poor' party with wealthy leaders!). Not surprisingly, the BJP has already outspent its rivals several times over and will continue to enjoy a huge resource edge in an extended campaign.
Rajdeep Sardesai
@sardesairajdeep
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