.IN INDIA NATIONAL vote-castings are nearing. Electors are counted on to go to the surveys in April and May. Narendra Modi, the head of state, expects to gain a 3rd condition in workplace. Therefore he has been accentuating his spiritual dedication. On January 22nd Mr Modi inaugurated a new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a north area thought by fans to become that Hindu god's native home. The holy place was actually built on property formerly occupied by a centuries-old mosque, which was actually taken down through a Hindu-nationalist mob in 1992. Dealing with a group of supporters after the event, which marked the informal start of his campaign for re-election, Mr Modi professed the brand new construction was "certainly not just a blissful temple" but "a temple of India's sight, viewpoint and direction". What did he suggest?