55 THE JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH MADRAS ISSN : 0022-3301 | September 2021 INDIAN POLITICS AND MODI : A MILLENNIUM OVERVIEW* BY Dr. .Ramesh Kumar  Associate Professor of Political Science and Principal (Actg) Shyamlal College (E),University of Delhi Abstract The Indian politics during NaMo hovers between right and left but pendulum generally remains right of the centre. It is commonly alleged that he inaugurated divisive politics of hate, de- institutionalisation, de-democratisation and personalisation of power by taking undue advantage of weak and divided opposition and his unquestioned charisma. The regime is also being blamed for getting headed towards quasi-presidentialisation of our parliamentary system. There has been populism of hyper growth for better India acchedin that proved illusive .Mountain of Modi’s popularity is melting .Notwithstanding his magic still matters and he is the tallest political personality in Indian politics at least in first quarter of this millennium. Keywords: Modinomics, Achhedin, Policy Paralysis, Hindutva Received 18 August 2021, Accepted 31 August 2021, Published 07 September 2021  Correspondence Author: Dr. .Ramesh Kumar Introduction: The coming of Modi led NDA government at centre in 2014 is a landmark shift in Indian politics. It was the first majority government in three decades after 1989 National Front Government led by Late Prime Minister V.P Singh .National Front was a unique experiment itself of what Giovani Sartori calls polarised Pluralist Party type of coalition government in which a party of the centre led is supported by ideologically two polar parties of right and left. V.P Singh led National Front was supported by rightist BJP and leftist communist group of parties .After front ,all subsequent governments led by Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA ) by Narsimharao.NDA by Vajpayee followed by Dr Manmohan Singh were all minority party coalition governments between 1989 and 2014 May till Narendra Damodar Das Modi led NDA was elected to power with thumping majority of 333 members in Lok Sabha. It was a different thing that popular vote percentage for Modi and his NDA could not cross over 31%.But this is typical feature and precedents of the first- past- the –post system in which single party /coalition securing highest number of seats irrespective of any percentage of votes form government .This has been the practice since 1952 when electoral politics started and that continues till date .Whatsoever had been the weaknesses of then UPA governments led by Dr.Manmohan Singh ,were highlighted by Modi as alternative to Dr Singh with a vision of assuring better India “Acche din” that really appealed people initially at large .Again it is different thing that it proved nightmare hitherto even after seven years of Modi ‘s rule. On the other, economy is inching towards worse than ever before .The GDP is all time low. No doubt waves of Covid-19 and lockdowns has also been a serious factor responsible for this .But once much attacked