Needed: An alternative to Modi's BJP and Congress' own worst past self

The least the Opposition can do, for India's sake, is try to offer one -- it would be a courtesy to disappointed BJP voters

Well here we are, staring at the smoking ruins of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election promises and trying to stop the ringing in our ears. Indian voters are a cynical lot, used to having our hearts broken first by one party and then the next; but even by cynical standards, the distance between Mr Modi’s promises and his delivery is impressive.

A recent piece by Shivam Vij in The Print points out the cleverness of election slogans like “Achhe din” that suggest works in progress rather than hard deadlines, thus paving the road for Mr Modi to argue for