Despite the shadow of the Karnataka setback, the BJP leadership and particularly the party president, Amit Shah, have been on a publicity overdrive these past few days. Apart from full page advertisements in newspapers and adulatory programmes on television, Amit Shah has presided over several interactions with the media. Amit Shah has taken it upon himself to amplify that overweening confidence. The BJP back then had only three allies - the Samata Party, the Shiv Sena, and the Haryana Vikas Party. Amit Shah is not alone in believing that Modi has the "magic" to win another majority government for the party next year.

Source: The Telegraph May 27, 2018 18:22 UTC