Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Narendra Modi won a landslide election victory just a few months ago and in the Delhi elections the party had a humiliating defeat at the hands of Aam Aadmi Party. This has come as a great shock and disappointment to millions of Indians both at home and abroad.
After a long time a Hindu leaning government has come to power and if it does not deliver, the remarkable, intelligent voters of India will not give them such an opportunity again.
So what is the message that the Delhi voters have given to the Modi government?
It is obvious that the people of India are impatient for the politicians to deliver. While Modiji has done a commendable job in building up strong links with neighbouring countries and forged a new era of co-operation with the USA, the ordinary people have not seen any fundamental changes in their lives.
The issue of black money continues to agitate people. Finance Mainister Arun Jaitley has not convinced many people that the government is urgently pursuing the issue.
The government will have to bring back black money even though it will mean confronting many powerful vested interests.
Prime Minister Modis great appeal was that he came from a humble background and he has to connect with the ordinary people.
Nitin Mehta
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