On the 25th anniversary of the battle that made his war cry 'Dil Maange More' part of national lore, we republish that feature to salute Captain Batra's ultimate sacrifice for the nation.
'What matters is policies, not personalities like Priyanka, Rahul or Modi.'
'The inauguration of the Ram temple was the pinnacle of the BJP's religious politics.' 'Politics is dynamic. What goes up has to come down.'
'Modi 3.0 will have more balanced policies like one saw in Modi's first term.'
'The victory is an expression of agrarian distress and social turmoil.'
'Modi's image has no takers among the masses.'
'Logic, Research, Science Are Modi Government's Limitations.'
'The ceaseless process of privatisation is shrinking the space of reservation.' 'Where will reservation go if you keep privatising?'
'It does not understand economics. The entire focus of this government is skewed.'
'The voice coming out of every home is Modi, Modi, Modi...' 'He is in people's hearts. Who can stop us from 400 paar?'
'What social justice is Tejashwi talking about?' 'Muslims in Bihar are asking we are 18%, and you are giving us 2 seats.'
'We made a mistake. We misunderstood. Now all is well.'
'The aged with retina and finger print issues are not getting access to pension and ration.' 'If all becomes digital -- what'll happen to the poor?'
In a poor village of daily wage earners in Siwan, Bihar, people speak about their hard lives and why they vote.
In a village of Rajputs, the vote is for Modi even though the BJP is not contesting from here.
Meet IAF Veteran Bhopinder Singh Saini from the Viro ke Vir Indian Party.
BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar's wife and son who keep themselves far from the political limelight reveal what it is like to campaign for the first time.
'India mattered to him and he wanted to matter to India.'
'The Congress wants to distort the very fabric of Indian society because they are obsessed with vote bank politics.'
'I have had occasion to work with Bill Gates as a young engineer, and am one of the few people in India who has interacted with Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison.' 'I have worked with Andy Grove at Intel, so I know what bright and great people are like, but Modiji is a different level of perfection.'
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