One moment adequately captured the events that are still unraveling today. Early in the morning, as information about the leads for 543 seats streamed in, Rajdeep Sardesai, by sheer force of habit, ventured, “The big question today is.. is there a Modi wa..” Before he could complete, a cameraman splashed a glass of sparkling water right onto Sardesai’s face to finally bring him back to reality. At the time of publishing this article, the BJP is all set to cross 272 by itself. The Unreal Times correspondent Mark Zuckerpandian brings you the initial reactions:
(With inputs from Ajayendar Reddy and Ashwin Kumar)