Key Points
India was about to enter a divine era, he said, declaring the beginning of a new time cycle.. . Januarys inauguration of the Ram Mandir, on the site of a destroyed mosque, analysts said, was the latest and most significant step in a years-long project, moving India away from its secular, pluralist founding principles and toward a new future as a Hindu nation.. ..
On Tuesday night, Modis Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost its seat in the town where the temple stands.. ..
But as the election results showed, for many voters, his BJPs strident ideology could not compensate for far more pressing local issues, including soaring unemployment and rising inflation.. . . The opposition which had been all but written off by many pundits and polls put on a far stronger showing than expected, winning seats in BJP strongholds while denting Modis aura of invincibility.. ..
This was not a normal contest, Indian activist Yogendra Yadav, told local news channel India Today.. . Gandhi, the scion of a political dynasty that has produced three prime ministers, was last year disqualified as a lawmaker, and handed a two-year jail sentence for defamation, in a ruling his supporters say was politically motivated..
Gandhi was later reinstated as a lawmaker following an intervention from Indias Supreme Court and didnt serve prison time.. . . Weeks before the election began, the Congress accused the BJP of crippling its ability to campaign after its accounts were frozen by the tax department, leaving it unable to use some $20 million in funds.. ..
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