The BJP versus the Congress. Head to head. In almost all 520 constituencies across three states. For all the buzzing confusion that has crept into our polity in recent decades, there’s such an alluring simplicity to that basic two-party formula that it has endured. It carries the charm of a medieval duel, or a famous tennis rivalry. But within the grid of that bipolar fight, there resides another interesting bipolarity. Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi strode on to the national stage like a colossus, the BJP has had an unparalleled dominance at the macro level. But whenever the contest shifts to arenas at the local
