During the Legislative Assembly elections in Goa, two years ago, it was quite obvious that the the BJP was going to win. This time around, reading tea leaves, sniffing the air, and keeping my ears open to bazaar talk, I get the sense that the BJP, if they win, will barely squeak through. The honeymoon with the BJP appears to have waned and they will have a tough slog this time. Very hard to call this one. It is a nail biting toss up ! One can give up the Congress party for dead. It is the upstart parties who will eat into the BJP vote. Even at the National level, me thinks that the BJP has squandered its momentum. The contest has not been - BJP versus Congrss and other parties but the God-like Narendra Modi, who simply happens to be a BJP member versus all comers. The arrogance has turned off some people. Since elections in many States are yet to be held lets see what happens. Indian voters cannot be taken for granted anymore. They are much more informed than in prior years.
