Modi's new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

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After 23 years in power, 13 of them in Gujarat as chief minister, this will be Prime Minister Narendra Modis first experience of governing in an environment of contested politics...

Despite the NDAs comfortable majority, the rejuvenated and united Opposition INDIA bloc will match the numbers and throat-power of the BJP...

The time-tested method of the Modi-led BJP, to shout down, suspend or expel opposition members en masse as it did to 146 MPs in December last year will no longer be available...

And finally, in Parliament, if Rahul Gandhi accepts the post of leader of the Opposition, he will have the constitutional right to sit with the prime minister to choose people for key positions, including the heads of the CBI, the Central Vigilance Commission and the Election Commission..

Leaders of consequence from other parties, who had opposed the RSS-BJP ideology for decades, walked across presuming that crossing over brought them a Modi ki Guarantee of winning elections..

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