Great ideas, magnificent passion, remarkable achievements; Yashwant Sinha’s race has just begun
The dilemma faced by former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha is a classic manifestation of good intentions and great opportunities not finding the right political outlet. His quest for political space and relevance in an increasingly fractious BJP also symbolises the existential pangs of the party. In power and looking comfortable – possibly even smug – till May 2004, the return of Congress to the seat of power at Delhi seems to have cast a mesmerizing spell over Sinha and BJP. There is a sense of many momentous things left undone, halted by the inherent cruelty and ruthlessness of electoral fortunes; there is also a sense of drifting and looking seriously at rebuilding without the firepower and the mandate to do so.
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The dilemma faced by former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha is a classic manifestation of good intentions and great opportunities not finding the right political outlet. His quest for political space and relevance in an increasingly fractious BJP also symbolises the existential pangs of the party. In power and looking comfortable – possibly even smug – till May 2004, the return of Congress to the seat of power at Delhi seems to have cast a mesmerizing spell over Sinha and BJP. There is a sense of many momentous things left undone, halted by the inherent cruelty and ruthlessness of electoral fortunes; there is also a sense of drifting and looking seriously at rebuilding without the firepower and the mandate to do so.
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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006
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