Face reality

There are voters who are happy with BJP's economy-related steps, but are uncomfortable with its aggressive hyperactive leaders

In his column “Hanging by a sacred thread” (December 2), Shekhar Gupta’s prediction about the possible adverse outcome of Rahul Gandhi’s new policy of imitating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the practice of Hindutva in Gujarat assembly elections came true the same day — the results of civic polls in Uttar Pradesh saw the complete rout of the party. Gandhi’s turncoatism in switching his priority from minority welfare to majority-allurement shocked the Muslims, and his soft corner for the Dalits finding little echo in his poll talks in Gujarat dismayed the Dalits. These voters in UP municipal elections turned to