With reference to Archis Mohan’s well timed report ‘Gujarat Polls: BJP might get a rude shock, says Yogendra Yadav’ (December 14), it’s really hard to believe the latest observations of Yadav, a noted political scientist, when he says that “the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could be in for a rude shock in the Gujarat Assembly elections”. He also goes on to add that “there was a sharp swing against the BJP in the past few weeks and unless the trend is dramatically reversed, surveys lead to the same conclusion — defeat for the BJP.” However, notwithstanding the largely simmering