How the state can make life easier

Narendra Modi, arguably one of India’s best performing chief ministers, recently deflected questions about his career plans by quipping that “10 good chief ministers are more important for India’s destiny that one good prime minister”, and that “anti-incumbency is just another name for non-performance”. His statements recognised three new truths in state-level politics: first, that the Central alibi — no money or permission from Delhi — is increasingly ineffective in state elections; second, the next wave of public policy impact...

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