"Then he was a messiah, ushering in a future too bright to behold, one part Hindu renaissance, one part South Korea's economic programme. Whatever else might be said about the election, hope is off the menu," he says.In 2014, Modi converted cultural anger into economic promise. That election, though it is hard to believe now, was an election of hope, the article says. The opposition Congress party's election platform centers on a programme that would provide direct cash payments to 50 million poor families. But a promise is not a plan, the BJP controls enough states to block a Congress government's projects and Modi has already delivered for many people, according to the article.

Source: Economic Times May 10, 2019 08:47 UTC