A la Modi

摘要

The teetotal state of Gujarat, in the west of India, has once again revealed a taste for a strong political brew. On December 23rd a vote count showed that the state's chief minister, Narendra Modi, romped home to another big victory in elections to the state assembly held earlier that month. Mr Modi, a member of the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (bjp), was already the most controversial figure in Indian politics. He may now become one of the most influential.