In a last-ditch and full-throated effort in the scramble for Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his entourage of cabinet ministers is leaving no stone unturned. This is despite the fact that the buzz, real or imagined, of the past few days appears to put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead in the electoral race.
Monday – 6 March – marked the end of the seventh and final phase of elections in the state, and Modi showed up, as per script, to conclude the three-day mega roadshow in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi.