By Neeraj Bajpai “ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness….,It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair”. This Historic quote of eminent writer Charles Dickens aptly fits in the current political scenario in the world’s most populous and vibrant democracy -India. Darwin’s theory of survival of the fittest is order of the day.Opposition parties,which used to be most vociferous on the government’s policies and ruling party,are reduced to a rump apparently because of their own doings. Credibility of even some notables of the Grand old party (GOP),Congress, is at stake, and almost in every major election held since 2014, the party’s political space is getting shrunk and marginalized. Prospects of its revival in near future look dim given a sense of despondency visible among rank and file after every defeat- especially Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.The phenomenon has its cascading impact ...