THE BJP hadn't imagined it that the Gujarat storm would vanish so vainly in the small Himlayan state of Himachal Pradesh. The 'double-engine' oxymoron and the 'riwaaj badal rha hai (the tradition is changing, a persuasive self-declaration against two parties taking turns to rule)' suffered such a heavy blow that by the time a chilling winter evening set in over Shimla, a long-faced Jai Ram Thakur, the CM, called it a day, handing his papers to the Governor.
It happened in a state that prides itself on two BJP heavyweights - party chief JP Nadda and Union minister Anurag Thakur. For the party, the opposition Congress had been browbeaten and was rudderless after the death of former CM Virbhadra Singh. Thursday gave the saffron party a rude jolt: the Congress led by Pratibha Singh not only proved the revolving-door power-sharing tradition between the two parties but also gave enough evidence that the party is alive and kicking.
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