Letters: Mother of all polls

The question in everyone's mind is whether the Modi magic will work this time in his home state with an undercurrent of resentment over demonetisation and GST

The Gujarat election has come to be viewed as the mother of all elections and for good reasons. It is a “prestige battle” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and they cannot afford to lose their home turf. Nothing consolidates power like an election victory. Few think that the BJP will accomplish the Gujarat mission of 150 seats set for the party by Shah. The Congress is putting up a stiff fight. The importance attached to the election by the BJP is writ large on the decision to schedule the winter session of Parliament