Guwahati, Feb. 16 -- Beginning 2014, the Modi juggernaut, which appeared to have slowed down a bit during the 2024 general elections, seems to have once again caught steam to steamroll its opponents. This is manifest in the BJP's string of impressive performances subsequently in the Assembly polls in Haryana, Maharashtra and, now, in Delhi. After the somewhat lacklustre show in the Lok Sabha polls last year despite the much-hyped "Ab ki bar 400 par" (this time 400 plus) campaign, the party seems to have now got its act together once again to bounce back strongly, without committing the same mistakes that caused setbacks.

Actually, some of the key attributes of the ideologically-driven and cadre-based party are its ability to regroup for ...