If PM Modi doesn& #39;t spring any new surprise today, Khan Market will return to PGV& #39;s Lucknow house hunting.
Recently Karti Chidambaram said PGV should be the CM candidate for UP.
Just how the family and its cronies are being PLAYED is unbelievable. Thread.
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Recently Karti Chidambaram said PGV should be the CM candidate for UP.
Just how the family and its cronies are being PLAYED is unbelievable. Thread.
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PGV has been posturing herself as Yogi& #39;s adversary in UP. The posturing takes place in Noida& #39;s TV studios and op-ed pages. The Congress Party has 1 out of 80 MPs and 7 out of 402 MLAs in the state.
The BJP obviously sensed an opportunity here.
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The BJP obviously sensed an opportunity here.
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They attacked her for every failed publicity attempt, like the case of the 1000 missing buses. She was given a false sense of importance. The trap was laid meticulously.
Now, kicked out of Lodhi Estate, she thinks she& #39;s turning an adversity into an opportunity. However...
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Now, kicked out of Lodhi Estate, she thinks she& #39;s turning an adversity into an opportunity. However...
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There are 2 ways her move to Lucknow can play out, and both lead to doom.
Scenario 1: She doesn& #39;t go through with the move. It doesn& #39;t affect the party& #39;s fortune, but it& #39;s another loss of face for the family and lobby. They& #39;re back to square 1 with Pappu as their best bet.
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Scenario 1: She doesn& #39;t go through with the move. It doesn& #39;t affect the party& #39;s fortune, but it& #39;s another loss of face for the family and lobby. They& #39;re back to square 1 with Pappu as their best bet.
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The second scenario is what Amit Shah& #39;s dreams are probably made of.
The asymmetry that Khan Market brings to any "secular" equation plays out. PGV will not play second fiddle to Akhles or Behenji. And there won& #39;t be a Mahagathbandhan either after 2019. So...
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The asymmetry that Khan Market brings to any "secular" equation plays out. PGV will not play second fiddle to Akhles or Behenji. And there won& #39;t be a Mahagathbandhan either after 2019. So...
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We will see a 3 cornered fight for the anti BJP vote, with Lutyens and Khan Market pooling all their resources to back the weakest horse in the race.
End result? A simple message. Forget India, the Gandhi family cannot even win 10 out of 400 assembly seats in its own name.
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End result? A simple message. Forget India, the Gandhi family cannot even win 10 out of 400 assembly seats in its own name.
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