About the Book
With a new prologue'Splendid ... anyone who wantsto understand Indian politics orthink they do should read it'-Indian Express'Delightfully written ... he has asharp eye for details, especiallythe actions of political leaders'-India Today'Holds you to your seat, often onthe edge ...'-The Hindu'Candid and forthright ...and deliciously indiscreet'-Hindustan Times'A racy narrative that goesbeyond recording immediatepolitical history'-TehelkaThe 2014 Indian generalelections has been regarded asthe most important electionsin Indian history since 1977. Itsaw the decimation of the rulingCongress party, a spectacularvictory for the BJP and a newstyle of campaigning that brokeevery rule in the political game.But how and why? In his rivetingbook, Rajdeep Sardesai tracksthe story of this pivotal electionthrough all the key players andthe big news stories. Beginningwith 2012, when NarendraModi won the state electionsin Gujarat for a third time butset his sights on a bigger prize,to the scandals that crippledManmohan Singh and UPA-II,and moving to the back-roomstrategies of Team Modi, theextraordinary missteps of RahulGandhi and the political dramasof election year, he draws apanoramic picture of the yearthat changed India.
About the Author
Rajdeep Sardesai is one ofthe country's most recognizedand respected journalists. In acareer that started in 1988, hehas been anchor, editor andcolumnist across TV and print.He was city editor of the Timesof India in Mumbai at twenty-six,became the managing editorof NDTV and later set up theIBN 18 network, including CNNIBN, IBN 7 and IBN Lokmat. Heis currently consulting editorto the India Today Group. Aformer president of the EditorsGuild, Sardesai has won severalnational and internationalawards, including the PadmaShri, in 2008. He lives in Delhiwith wife Sagarika, childrenIshan and Tarini, and theirbeagle, Nemo. This is his firstbook.
About the Book With a new prologue'Splendid ... anyone who wantsto understand Indian politics orthink they do should read it'-Indian Express'Delightfully written ... he has asharp eye for details, especiallythe actions of political leaders'-India Today'Holds you to your seat, often onthe edge ...'-The Hindu'Candid and forthright ...and deliciously indiscreet'-Hindustan Times'A racy narrative that goesbeyond recording immediatepolitical history'-TehelkaThe 2014 Indian generalelections has been regarded asthe most important electionsin Indian history since 1977. Itsaw the decimation of the rulingCongress party, a spectacularvictory for the BJP and a newstyle of campaigning that brokeevery rule in the political game.But how and why? In his rivetingbook, Rajdeep Sardesai tracksthe story of this pivotal electionthrough all the key players andthe big news stories. Beginningwith 2012, when NarendraModi won the state electionsin Gujarat for a third time butset his sights on a bigger prize,to the scandals that crippledManmohan Singh and UPA-II,and moving to the back-roomstrategies of Team Modi, theextraordinary missteps of RahulGandhi and the political dramasof election year, he draws apanoramic picture of the yearthat changed India. About the Author Rajdeep Sardesai is one ofthe country's most recognizedand respected journalists. In acareer that started in 1988, hehas been anchor, editor andcolumnist across TV and print.He was city editor of the Timesof India in Mumbai at twenty-six,became the managing editorof NDTV and later set up theIBN 18 network, including CNNIBN, IBN 7 and IBN Lokmat. Heis currently consulting editorto the India Today Group. Aformer president of the EditorsGuild, Sardesai has won severalnational and internationalawards, including the PadmaShri, in 2008. He lives in Delhiwith wife Sagarika, childrenIshan and Tarini, and theirbeagle, Nemo. This is his firstbook.