The year also marked the return and dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections. (File)🔴 Return of Narendra Modi as Prime MinisterBecoming the first non-Congress Prime Minister to return to power after a full five-year term, Narendra Modi cemented his image as a strong and decisive leader and a poster boy of Hindutva. The decision to scrap J&K special status was followed by unprecedented security deployment, detention of political leaders in their homes. The decision to scrap J&K special status was followed by unprecedented security deployment, detention of political leaders in their homes. 🔴 Scrapping special status of J&K under Article 370The BJP on August 5 fulfilled another election promise of removing the special status for Jammu and Kashmir by diluting Article 370.

Source: Indian Express December 31, 2019 10:18 UTC