.IN INDIA NATIONAL elections are looming. Voters are actually counted on to go to the polls in April and also May. Narendra Modi, the head of state, plans to gain a third phrase in workplace. To that end he has been playing up his theological dedication. On January 22nd Mr Modi commenced a brand-new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a northern city thought by fans to become that Hindu god's birthplace. The temple was actually improved land earlier occupied by a centuries-old mosque, which was actually taken down by a Hindu-nationalist crowd in 1992. Resolving a crowd of promoters after the event, which denoted the off the record beginning of his advocate re-election, Mr Modi stated the brand new building was "not merely a blissful temple" but "a temple of India's vision, philosophy and direction". What performed he imply?