Commentators and columnists are trying to portray last week's legislative elections in India's capital, Delhi, as a defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After all, his Hindu majoritarian Bharatiya Janata Party won only eight seats out of 70, while the Aam Aadmi Party took all the rest.
But they are wrong, both on the passing matter of the election and its effect on the longer-term standing of Modi: despite the acrimonious, polarized and even violent election campaign, and the incessant protests around the country against his discriminatory citizenship bill, Modi still stands unchallenged.
