The results of the 2019 Lok Sabha election are both, a beginning and an end. It should be the end to the trading of barbs this election has been. From the gross insults and name calling by every party to obfuscation of real issues, it has seen a plethora of abuse rather than a discussion of real problems and real solutions.

For the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) it is time to stop the slander. What the winning party now has to do is Dial D for Deliver. Address the communal cleaves this campaign seems to have deepened and work towards bridging divides. You now have a responsibility to repose confidence in those fearing loss of democracy, freedom, secularism or diversity. Even if you think these concepts are nebulous, do not dismiss them as non-issues.