Hand of God

Lately, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah has taken to visiting temples and places of religious importance. On August 19, Shah was in Nashik (Maharashtra) to participate in a traditional 'dhwajarohan' or flag-hoisting ceremony at a Kumbh Mela in the holy town of Trimbak. He also attended the idol installation ceremony at the Gorakhnath temple complex in the vicinity. On August 25, Shah visited the Thillai Nataraja temple at Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu and then the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry. The BJP is confident of winning the coming Assembly elections in Bihar but believes the threat from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally Lalu Prasad should not be taken lightly. Shah, it seems, is leaving no stone unturned, including invoking divine assistance, to steer his party towards an electoral victory.