INDIA keeps hopes up – if not for tomorrow, then for the long game
Between the figure of 295 Lok Sabha seats now being bandied about by almost every Opposition leader, to the dizzying lows projected by exit polls, lies the real hope and expectation of the INDIA bloc. Despite the bravado, the Opposition realises that stopping the BJP from scoring a hat-trick would be a tough task. What they are looking for are green shoots of recovery in some states, particularly those scheduled to go to Assembly elections later this year and in the near future.