.IN INDIA NATIONAL political elections are actually impending. Voters are expected to go to the surveys in April as well as May. Narendra Modi, the prime minister, plans to win a third phrase in office. To that end he has been playing up his theological devotion. On January 22nd Mr Modi commenced a brand new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a north city strongly believed through fans to become that Hindu god's place of origin. The temple was improved property recently utilized through a centuries-old mosque, which was taken down by a Hindu-nationalist crowd in 1992. Attending to a group of fans after the service, which denoted the informal beginning of his advocate re-election, Mr Modi stated the brand-new building and construction was "certainly not just a divine holy place" but "a temple of India's sight, viewpoint and also instructions". What performed he suggest?