Better transition planning

The puzzle of 2019 lies in bringing enough knowledge and debate into the early weeks, to lay the foundations for an economic resurgence by 2022-23

The post-election transition is a difficult and important time. As institutions in India are weak, a lot rides on personalities. There is a pileup of ‘debt’ incurred from the previous period that demands attention and resources. There is a unique opportunity for long-term thinking. It is efficient to develop a transition team that will think about manifesto, CMP, staffing, and early actions.

Whether the BJP wins the elections or not, the next five years are going to be different. Even though the UPA won the elections in 2009, the nature of the UPA-2 was quite different. Even if a certain person,