BOLD EXCHANGES AT ITV NETWORK'S ON NATION-BUILDING MANCH 2023

A political cauldron bubbled over for three days at the conclave hosted by the ITV Network in New Delhi.

- RAHUL CHHABRA

A political cauldron bubbled over for three days, with politicians, ministers and decision-makers tossing out bold visions for nation-building, while election strategies like caste appeasement and welfare governance simmered beneath the surface at the Manch 2023 political conclave, organised by ITV Network, of which The Sunday Guardian is a part.

Union ministers and top political minds shared the stage at the event as the tempo for the general elections starts to build, amid competing strategy of the BJP to score a hat-trick using “Modi ki guarantee” in 2024 to win 350-400 seats and the rival lNDIA bloc vowing to stop the advance of the saffron brigade. The diverse perspectives and lively exchanges generated a multitude of ideas and insights, setting the stage for further deliberations on the future of the nation’s parliamentary democracy.

Member of national executive of RSS Ram Madhav predicted an even bigger mandate for the BJP in 2024 and said the “mature voters of the country have shown in the Assembly elections that they do not want to change a performing government for the sake of change.”