Three polls, three parties, three outcomes

In the shadow of their triumphs, the limitations of the Modi magic outside Gujarat, and of Kejriwal beyond Delhi, have been exposed

Three elected entities — two states and a key municipal corporation — went to the polls. The three outcomes have a bearing on the future of all three of our pan-national parties. The results are conclusive in each entity, yet intriguing in the big picture.
 
For the political analyst they yield no uncluttered analysis, as in three central takeaways that you can link in a straight line. But then, when did we ever claim or even wish that Indian politics should be as simple as that.
 
Let’s begin with the biggest bull in India’s political ring, the Bharatiya