Few political leaders in major democracies have shown the kind of skill that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown in demolishing conventional wisdom and narratives. US President Donald Trump and British ‘Leave’ campaigner Nigel Farage come to mind but they haven't had the kind of success that Modi has had in establishing a stranglehold in local politics. Many thought 2014 was a fluke till 2019 happened, with a stronger mandate.

In economic governance and reforms too, conventional wisd .......ET