MLC poll results are a setback for the Congress, especially in Karnataka. BJP has bigger reasons to worry. Its losses in Varanasi, Lucknow, Nagpur and Patna suggest rejection by PM Modi’s core base among urban, educated voters. Their disillusionment is unmistakable. BJP shouldn’t see its success in the Opposition’s failures.
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