You probably meant it as a jibe, but that is literally true.
The old establishment, that didn't think that radar was ineffective on cloudy nights, is sitting on the sidelines, furiously resentful. Pakistanis are inclined to say in a cavalier manner that all of Hindu India is bigoted and freakish. I can only shrug my shoulders as a kind of acknowledgement; most educated Indians who share my views would not even pause to think about such assessments; it isn't relevant. The serious support that these unbelievable marginal minds - no other phrase occurs - has got from the moronic cow-belt is staggering, and has completely unbalanced the careful checks and balances that had evolved over the years.
Nobody knows how things will end. On March 10, the UP results will come out. The general consensus is that the BJP will win once again, but with a sharply diminished margin. There is an outside chance that Akhilesh Yadav, the youngster who heads up the Samajwadi Party, may squeak through, but Amit Shah is waiting, ready and eager, with his huge funds to buy up marginal elected representatives and turn the results around. After all, that is how the BJP won in Karnataka (where all the hijab row is taking place) and in Madhya Pradesh.
I don't ask for anyone to pray for us, not being a praying man myself. I do ask that liberal, progressive Pakistanis reading this spare a kind thought of commiseration for our plight. Nothing more needed, nothing more usable.