Podcast | Lutyens’ Delhi Made Modi in 2014, Will it Break Him Now?
Who or what is this elite ‘Lutyens’ Delhi’ (LD) cabal that Modi failed to win over?
In his 95-minute long interview on New Year’s Day 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, “I could neither make the Lutyens’ world part of me, nor me a part of them. I did not want them to be a part of me as my background is different. I am a representative of the non-elite world. I could not win them over, but (am) still trying how (to) win over such forces.”
Will this hostility prove to be the most grievous political error that Modi has made as prime minister? In this edition of Raghav’s Take, The Quint’s Editor-in-Chief Raghav Bahl argues that Modi’s hostility towards Lutyens’ Delhi — the most infallible predictor of election outcomes, might prove to be a costly political error. Tune in!
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