The four years of NAMO and the run up
Four words changed the political mood in 2015 “Suit-boot ki Sarkar”. Rahul Gandhi, still mocked as lacking in political acumen, had struck a nerve. Till than, whether as Gujarat chief minister or one year as prime minister, Modi was regarded as a business friendly . The suit-boot ki sarkar taunt from Rahul Gandhi made Modi take a sharp Left turn in 2015. That taunt changed the things overnight. The suits gave way to cotton Nehru jackets Big business was shunned Economic policies were increasingly aimed at the poor The middle-class and small traders, the BJP’s core vote base, were sidelined Modi had taken a sharp Left turn.the goal Post was changed · Leftist politics, which was mastered by Indira Gandhi was back. · Privatisation of PSUs? Off the table. · Tax reform for the salaried middle-class No lon...