At this time of change, the BJP represents a complex reality

March 28, 2014 15:03

In his uncharacteristically over-stated proclamation of separation from the organization that had nurtured him, the veteran leader, Jaswant Singh, said that it was now a fight between the 'asli' (real) and 'nakli' (counterfeit) Bharatiya Janata Party.

Although his outburst was couched in anger at what he quite bizarrely described as the party's assault on his "territorial integrity' '" a convoluted way of saying that it had fielded another candidate in his "home' constituency -- the commentariat has broadly agreed with the suggestion that Singh's exit was a landmark event.

Read Swapan Dasgupta's column on the Telegraph today.

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