Reportedly the battle for delhi will further prove that modi Magic is on the wane despite the violent assertion of his Hindutva agenda. Perhaps there is no denying the fact that Kejriwal is not the same brand as five years ago. Then, he was a political greenhorn but he was the one politician trusted by the public for not being a seasoned politician. He was seen as a man who had entered politics not to do politics but to change politics. He is still trusted by the public but now as a politician. Furthermore the story of the last five years of arvind kejriwal is his dramatic transformation from being an 'idealist' anarchist to a 'pragmatist' politician.
Apparently if anyone thinks that Kejriwal's charisma has lost its magnetic touch with voters, they are living in a fool's paradise. Kejriwal might not sway voters at the pan-India level but he is still No. 1 in Delhi. It is an undeniable fact that under his leadership, AAP has performed miserably in any election it contested in the last two years. His party could not muster even one percent votes in the assembly elections in haryana, jharkhand, madhya pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. AAP lost very badly in the parliamentary elections in delhi - AAP was the No. 3 party in terms of votes polled. Even the india NATIONAL CONGRESS' target='_blank' title='congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>congress had more votes. AAP also lost very badly in the 2017 delhi municipal elections. But the delhi assembly elections are a different ball game altogether.
Perhaps this was the great learning curve for Kejriwal. He realised his mistakes and reinvented himself. The muted Kejriwal of 2020 is more dangerous than the roaring tiger of 2015 and the duo of modi and Shah has to watch out. The margin of defeat and victory in delhi might not make or break the modi government but it will definitely send a signal across the country.
