Who would have thought Arvind Kejriwal’s hit and run allegation on Purti, would lead to Nitin Gadkari’s downfall and BJP’s trouble? Or for that matter the humble aloo would figure in parliament over the hot debate on FDI retail? BJP’s opposition leader Sushma Swaraj alleged fast food-chains don’t buy small…

The government had already won a vote on retail reform in the Lok Sabha two days earlier. The policy will allow global retailers to set up shop in the country’s $450 billion retail sector, and is aimed at drawing more overseas investment and taming inflation. Under threat of losing India’s…