PM Modi's sensational tsunami in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand stunned not only the national and regional parties like Rahul Gandhi's Congress, AKhilesh Yadav's SP,Mayawati's BSP and others but it also caught the attention of US experts.
Milan Vaishnav, South Asia Programme, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in his quick reaction said Modi's tsunami shows that people believe Modi as a man of action.
He said "This, along with the clear victory in Uttarakhand is unambiguously a vote of support for Modi. The victory demonstrates that, whatever people may think of demonetisation, they see the PM as a man of action,"
Vaishnav is specialising on domestic Indian politics and his latest book 'When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics' released in US and India in January.
Vaishnav said "For the Congress, it can take solace in the fact that the party looks to have notched a victory in Punjab. The Congress badly needed this win as it only controls one major state (Karnataka), which could easily change hands next year,"
Jagdish Sewhani, president of American India Public Affairs Committee said "Modi magic has worked again. It is the pro-poor and pro-farmer policies of the Prime Minister which has resulted in BJP’s historic victory in Uttar Pradesh," He added "This is also an endorsement of the demonetisation policy of the Prime Minister. This shows people have full faith in him,"
