It was a one-candidate election. Modi was the only candidate for whom the BJP sought votes, and he was the only opponent most of its rivals wanted defeated. If the BJP failed to find a theme except if-not-Modi-then-who, the Opposition also struggled to find cohesion. Watch this week's National Interest with ThePrint Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/modi-interviews-gaffe-free-rahul-amit-shahs-rise-10-hot-takes-from-44-day-elections/2110702/----more----Read The Times of India article here: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-188-rallies-amit-shah-winds-down-with-temple-trips/articleshow/110577217.cms