Praful Nostradamus-al-Jehad Bidwai at his best

Praful, a poisnous brew of regressive Left and murderous Islam, hoping against hope and getting 'mainstream' media space to spew his vomit.

BJP on a downswing in Gujarat
The tide seems to have turned. Today, the very same people will tell you,
the BJP could lose the election. What seemed unthinkable only weeks ago could
actually happen.

BJP defeat in Gujarat will deliver the party a seismic political and
organisational shock and mark a historic setback for the entire Sangh Parivar.
Lal Kishenchand Advani's laughable anointment as the party's prime ministerial
candidate won't mitigate, but aggravate, the shock

On December 23, we'll get to know how the BJP has fared. But it's worth
noting that estimates by state civil servants and intelligence agencies of its
likely tally vary from 70 to 80, way, way below its 2002 score of 127 seats.
Even the state BJP's internal assessment is reportedly that it's sure to win
only 63 seats. Optimistically, it could at best win another 15. But even then,
it would still fall short of a majority.

To start with, the long expansion of the BJP's social base in Gujarat seems
to have come to an end.