Gujarat, BJP’s bastion and Narendra Modi’s home turf, goes to the polls next week. For the BJP, a decisive win will boost the conviction that Modi is still very much in the driver’s seat for 2019. All opinion polls point to a BJP victory and that seems like a high probability outcome, yet it seems like the side with more to lose. While caste equations are as salient in Gujarat as most Indian states, it is a society where business sentiment plays a pivotal role. Without a more proactive approach, the Congress may lose better, but the BJP will keep winning.

Source: Hindustan Times December 02, 2017 13:04 UTC