A capital walkover?

A repeat of 67 out of the 70 seats in 2015 may be hard for AAP to achieve today

Wherever you go in Delhi two weeks before voting day, one figure looms above all — that of the familiar topi-clad Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his comfy jersey and muffler seeking a second term. It’s an image of accessible middle-class cosiness in contrast to the air-brushed spiffiness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is, as always, the BJP’s lead campaigner. 

This David versus Goliath battle, of a little, local leader cocking a snook at a larger-than-life national heavyweight, is crucial for several reasons: Other than a fight for the same geographical turf its importance is magnified by a series