'Unexpected' joining

With a string of electoral successes, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership is currently on a high. It is, therefore, rare to find them chafing, but Wednesday was one such occasion. Last week, BJP chief Amit Shah was in Naxalbari village, in West Bengal. It was a much publicised visit. There, Shah was hosted by a tribal couple, Raju and Gita Mahali. The BJP president sat on the floor at the couple’s hut and had food served on a banana leaf. But the BJP was in for a rude shock when news came in that the couple had joined the