Bhubaneswar, Aug. 24 -- When the AIIMS made a terse statement that the versatile politician and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley breathed his last Saturday, his famous quote, "It is not the end, but start of the journey," flashes up in one's mind.
Arun Jaitley, who was the chief strategist of BJP's electoral war room, though had donned many hats, will be best remembered as the prime architect of demonetisation and chief author of the One nation, One tax concept or commonly known as GST (Goods & Services Tax).
As chief strategist of BJP's electoral war room, how Jaitley gauged the pulse of the voters in Odisha is best evidenced from the statement he made in April this year. He said, "Odisha, Bengal and North-east will be going to be th...