How Kejriwal survived the BJPs psychological warfare in Varanasi
May 05, 2014 12:13
Every morning, when Arvind Kejriwal leaves for campaigning from his party's office in Varanasi's Shivaji Nagar, the air is already so hot, it almost leaves one stupefied.
His car passes by a row of houses where people have put up Bharatiya Janata Party flags on their balconies.
On the main road outside, he encounters one of the many giant posters the Congress party has put up in support of its candidate, Ajay Rai. It has Mr. Rai standing in the backdrop of a ghat, his eyes closed, and his hands folded in prayer. He looks like a raffish Zen master.
Read Rahul Pandita's column for the Hindu.
His car passes by a row of houses where people have put up Bharatiya Janata Party flags on their balconies.
On the main road outside, he encounters one of the many giant posters the Congress party has put up in support of its candidate, Ajay Rai. It has Mr. Rai standing in the backdrop of a ghat, his eyes closed, and his hands folded in prayer. He looks like a raffish Zen master.
Read Rahul Pandita's column for the Hindu.
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