[A goldmine of relevant data. What it, however, completely misses that there were two (critical) - just not one, factors underlying the spectacular victory of the BJP in the last parliamentary poll. On top of Modi's popularity - Hindutva+charisma, there was Pulwama-Balakot, triggering an upsurge in jingoistic nationalism.
The second factor was/is, obviously, absent in the assembly polls - before or after. Added to that, the higher salience of the local issues somewhat dim the "charisma" bit of the "leader". That's why: One Nation, One Election! But, then, there're more things in heaven and earth. That's why a poll prediction is always a tricky business, that too, months in advance. "Events" may have huge impact. Pulwama-Balakot is a graphic illustration (ref.: < https://docs.google.com/.../2PACX-1vSX4J7wt12TDUlBKNQ.../pub>).] https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-bengal-election-whos-winning-2341797?amp=1&akamai-rum=off&fbclid=IwAR1_NEwu1oqXnhyIvbFEh4wbZPUgonmS3xzpdwbToPN5oT1hW3i7pJOeeMs The Bengal Election - Who's Winning? NDTV Election DeskUpdated: December 22, 2020 9:29 am IST Snipped -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZiHowjAD0KSfmHWpVYuuO8DcxTZqKcCSeswxQNNQ0wy4Q%40mail.gmail.com.
