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Battle is over, but not The War By Mr. Shishu Ranjan

If war used to be a medium to capture the governance in monarchy, elections plays similar role in democratic set up of governance. Therefore, the modern elections are nothing sort of war in these days. We have witnessed these wars in two largest democracies of this world where Donald Trump “trumped” his opponents to capture power in USA and Narendra Modi “Modified” India in an unprecedented manner riding on the popular wave in their support. Though they won the war of General elections in their own countries, the opponents have kept fighting battles since then. Initially, it was perception front where opponents kept their battles ongoing with the help of friendly media. Off late, the battle front is being expanded to other areas such as polity, bureaucracy, judiciary, and many more.   Indian democracy presents opportunity to have many more battles due to its design. Other than the general elections to capture governance at central level, there are 29 states and 2 union territories