He admits to feeling disillusioned with the Modi government’s promises on job creation but says he will vote for Modi. “Sir, unhone toh Pakistan ko sabak sikhaya hai, (Sir, he has taught Pakistan a lesson.) “Woh sab theek hai sir, par pehle desh ka sochna hai, (All that is fine, sir... first we have to think about the country. But the drumbeat of the Modi juggernaut has created a high decibel echo chamber where the voter is being almost pushed into believing that “aayega toh Modi hi” (Modi will come). Post-script: Having travelled through almost 12 states in the past two months, the one state where I sensed the least enthusiastic “Modi, Modi” chant was Punjab.

Source: Hindustan Times May 10, 2019 01:52 UTC