Maintaining continuity: Govt should be able to push economic reforms

History shows that coalition govts in India can implement economic reforms. But what the govt may find difficult to push are political ideas like "One Nation, One Election" and the Uniform Civil Code

The third Narendra Modi government completed the first 100 days in office on Tuesday. It also coincided with Mr Modi’s 74th birthday, which, as communicated by the government, is being celebrated as the beginning of “Seva Pakhwada” by several organisations and will conclude on October 2. The Union government took several decisions in the first 100 days, including sanctioning several infrastructure projects. Among the big decisions, the Union government has extended the Ayushman Bharat scheme to all senior citizens aged 70 and above and introduced the Unified Pension Scheme for its employees. In the context of increasing