Will Yashwant Sinha repeat the post emergency story of 1977 polls in 2019?

He could play a key role in shaping alliances, galvanising BJP's disgruntled flock and build a narrative against the Modi govt in Bihar and Jharkhand

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BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha speaks at the release of Congress leader & former union minister Manish Tewari's book "Tidings of Troubled Times" at a function in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

Last Updated : Jul 23 2018 | 1:43 PM IST

Will Yashwant Sinha’s revolt against Narendra Modi-Amit Shah-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prove to be as portentous as that of Jagjivan Ram, Nandini Satpathy and Hemavati Nanda Bahuguna from Indira Gandhi-led Congress party immediately after the Emergency was lifted and elections announced in January 1977?

How effective will Sinha, and his newly floated Rashtra Manch, or National Forum, prove in galvanizing those within the BJP to rebel against Modi and Shah? Would it replicate the success of the Jan Morcha that VP Singh, and his associates, had floated in 1987 when they rebelled against then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi?

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