The incorrect way

Congress should have been invited first in Goa, Manipur

Far from the euphoria of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) stupendous victory in Uttar Pradesh, there has been hectic political activity in Goa and Manipur, two states where the election results threw up hung Assemblies. In both the states, though, it is the BJP that is forming the government, even though the Congress is the single-largest party. While Manohar Parrikar has been sworn in as Goa chief minister, Manipur’s Governor Najma Heptulla has invited the BJP to form the next government. Much of the credit for this must go to the BJP brass, which moved swiftly and stitched together a