India News: So how did a 'dynastic' party that was accused of having lost touch with reality, and led by a man dubbed 'pappu' and 'shehzaada', change the narrativ.
Inquiries into the Telangana phone-snooping row have thrown up yet an explosive allegation - that then Chief Minister KCR wanted to arrest senior BJP leader BL Santosh to force a "compromise" and negotiate the release of his daughter, K Kavitha.
The striking similarity in the tone of the international press and the Indian Opposition raises the question: is this a mere coincidence, or a deliberate strategy?