India, May 5 -- May 4 was all about confirming the strengths and limits of political parties, and the verdict showed that claiming India in its entirety remains a distant goal

The biggest takeaway from the May 4 assembly results is that TMC has been dislodged by the BJP, finally. After three terms, Mamata Banerjee has been ousted by the BJP. Yet another surprise came from down south where Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) dislodged the well-entrenched Stalin-led DMK. Both these results are significant from the national perspective and they will have far-reaching implications for the national politics and next general elections. The May 4 verdict yet again confirmed that Indian politics continues to have a double track - a national...