Dehradun, Dec. 25 -- While analysing the reasons for the BJP's Jharkhand defeat, some analysts have stated that attention should have been paid by the party to local issues of bread and butter, instead of focusing on 'national' ones such as the CAA and NRC. This is despite the fact that, during the campaign, everybody was eager to hear from PM Modi and Home Minister Shah their take on the ongoing agitation on these subjects! The fact is, being national level leaders, they will naturally speak from their perspective and treat voters not just as people belonging to the state, but also as Indians.

And, indeed, without missing a step, the Union Government continued with its agenda just the day after the Jharkhand upset, holding a cabinet meeti...