It is worth recalling that the ruling Congress Party had lost eighty-six seats to the BJP after the telecast of Ramayan. The chatter in the ruling party was that if the Shri Krishna telecast was allowed, the Congress Party would surely lose again. And that is exactly what happened. From a mere two seats in 1984, the BJP rose to eighty-five seats in 1989 after the telecast of Ramayan. After the telecast of Shri Krishna on DD, the BJP won 161 seats and they came to power in Delhi. The forecast had proved to be right. Congress, the ruling party, had lost significantly after the telecast of Shri
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