On board

Has India Inc started thinking of a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government without Narendra Modi heading it? Asked about this possible outcome, a corporate chieftain holding a key position in one of the industry chambers took recourse to a boardroom analogy. "Just as in a company, it is the Board that governs and takes strategic decisions, we hope the Cabinet will play that role," he said evasively. He may have overlooked the fact that many of the current government's troubles emanated from Cabinet decisions.