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If PM Modi doesn't spring any new surprise today, Khan Market will return to PGV'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's adversary in UP. The posturing takes place in Noida'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's turning an adversity into an opportunity. However...
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Now, kicked out of Lodhi Estate, she thinks she'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't go through with the move. It doesn't affect the party's fortune, but it's another loss of face for the family and lobby. They're back to square 1 with Pappu as their best bet.
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Scenario 1: She doesn't go through with the move. It doesn't affect the party's fortune, but it's another loss of face for the family and lobby. They're back to square 1 with Pappu as their best bet.
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The second scenario is what Amit Shah'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'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'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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