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Letter Published  in The National UAE on 8April 19 Narendra Modi should be given another chanceI write in reference to your article Indian elections 2019: schedule, polls, dates and everything you need to know about the vote (April 5). Your explainer on the upcoming ­Indian Lok Sabha elections was comprehensive. As you rightly noted, the Congress party has won 10 of the past 15 Indian elections. But despite spending so much time in power, Rahul Gandhi’s party has been unable to solve India’s biggest problems, including unemployment, low farmer wages and large-scale poverty. You cannot expect a miracle from Prime Minister Narendra Modi after just one term in office.Nevertheless, Mr Modi’s administration has made progress in a variety of areas, including national security, reforming the banking system to make it easier to engage with digitally. Many experts feel that Mr Modi should be given one more chance to fulfill his weighty 2014 election promises. I happen to agree. Ultimately it is up to the Indian people to choose an administration that suits them. The ball is in the people’s court. I hope they choose wisely.K Ragavan, Bengaluru