As I write this piece from Berlin --- detached from the hype and hoopla that marks the declaration of any election result --- the main question that comes to my mind is this: Does this result set the stage for the general elections in 2019? The Congress won Punjab and Uttarakhand and was the single-largest party in Goa and Manipur. Did that election set the stage for the 2004 general elections? Did this election set the stage for the 2009 parliamentary polls? The Congress won in Manipur and emerged as the single-largest party in Uttarakhand.

Source: Hindustan Times March 12, 2017 05:03 UTC