India, Jan. 25 -- There is speculation about polarisation between Hindus and Muslims on the eve of the crucial election.

A comment made by Kapil Mishra, the BJP nominee from Model Town, who was formerly with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), that the Delhi elections could be viewed as a contest between India and Pakistan perhaps is a masked warning to the opponents of the Sangh Parivar. It is clear that certain elements in the BJP, which is on the back foot in the run-up to the polls, would want to give a communal shade to the confrontation, so as to consolidate the Hindu vote.

The overall perception is that the AAP is far ahead of both its opponents, and poised to retain control of the government since it has over the past five years had qui...