'Hindu counter-polarisation for BJP rooted in...': Yashwant Deshmukh on WB polls
'Hindu counter-polarisation for BJP rooted in...': Yashwant Deshmukh on WB polls

Halfway through the West Bengal elections, a controversy over Trinamool Congress' poll strategist Prashant Kishor's leaked chat caused a storm.

One of the statements made by Kishor, as released by BJP, involved a declaration that 'if there's a vote, it's for Hindus, for polarisation, and for Modi'.

Pollster Yashwant Deshmukh decodes this statement, and how political parties in India have used appeasement and polarisation politics to win votes.

Watch the full video for more.