Anti-incumbency in MP? Modi shocked at 'khali maidan'

November 20, 2013 15:55

The first leg of Modi's last-lap carpet bombing of Madhya Pradesh to wipe out rising anti-incumbency was not a blitzkrieg if one goes by the turnouts at his rallies.

Just 7 weeks ago, there were 7 lakh people rooting for Modi at the party's mahakumbh in Bhopal.

On Monday, there were only 7,000 people listening to BJP's PM-in-waiting - a trickle in comparison to the mahakumbh flood. His rallies at Sagar, Chattarpur and Guna also received tepid response. Is the Modi charm fading in Madhya Pradesh? Read more

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