It was as if that parallel universe in Varanasi’s hotel lobby on May 12th 2014 had been transported into the reality of February 2015 Delhi. Unlike Varanasi, news media could influence Delhi through the noise they created. BJP began its fight back a little late in the day, for it was a party that was too self-assured about its own status among the voters. In the last week the battle for Delhi really twisted and turned with such vigor that it became something akin to a dead heat race. The way Delhi was shaping up, pre-poll surveys were at best in a position to understand a trend rather than project actual reality in numbers. The trend was clear that AAP was ahead and that BJP was fighting a rear guard battle.