In an interview with ET Now,, Editorial Director of The Sunday Guardian talks about Rahul Gandhi's first TV interview, the emergence of AAP and the prospects of a Narendra Modi-led NDA win in 2014 elections.If you think that this is the beginning of his dialogue for the general elections, at the very least he has begun too late. Others in the foray have been having this conversation with India for a very long time. That is why they have been very effective. I am talking of Narendra Modi. He has been having his conversation with India for a long while. He has been talking substantive issues. He has been talking about governance, stability, economy and delivery.These are the real issues. The Indian electorate contrary to what lots of people say, including some of us in media, is not a sentimental electorate. Certainly not during the middle of an economic crisis. It is a mature electorate. It has a very clear sense of its specific needs. At the moment its specific needs are a rising economy, jobs and whoever can offer jobs is going to get their trust and vote. That is what all the opinion polls are saying.Instead of blaming politicians it is time that media took a look at itself. A conversation is not a shouting match. Some of the television programmes that have now emerged are too loud to understand. Hysteria is not dialogue.The important thing is reaching the people. You can get a sense of who has reached the people, whether it is directly or through media. Rahul Gandhi has the perfect privilege to talk or not talk to the media. One of the important takeaways from this interview that he (Rahul Gandhi) gave has not been stressed very much.The one thing on which Narendra Modi still gets attacked is the fact that he has not apologised for the Gujarat riots. Now, when Rahul Gandhi refuses to apologise for the 1984 Sikh riots, I am afraid the apology issue is not something that Congress spokespersons can use as a handle to beat the opponent with.There was a spark of interest because they addressed and represented honesty in politics. But, there was a very strong anarchic element in their DNA which is visible to close observers from the beginning. What I am surprised about the Aam Aadmi Party is not that the implosion has taken place, but how quickly it has taken place.It was a bubble waiting to burst. I thought they could keep the bubble alive for at least six months, till the general elections. Always remember that it does not necessarily require a pinprick from outside to burst a bubble. A bubble can also burst because of too much internal gas. Some of their problems are definitely internal gas.On a more serious and substantive point, this next election is going to be fought for the creation of a stable government. Let us take it logically. What is an economic crisis? An economic crisis for a person and individual adds up to whether his job, if he has one will remain and if he does not have one whether he will get one.When I say he, I actually include women, who are definitely a very important part of the work force. A very important part of aspiring an aspirational India. Can you get an economic revival without a stable government? No. Who can provide a stable government? Can Congress provide one? Not anymore. It could provide one in 2009, which is why it won.Can the Third Front? I suppose even at the mention of the Third Front you are probably beginning to shiver. Then there is Aam Aadmi Party. AAP was never a party which aspired at its maximum extent to more than 20-25 seats. Can he (Kejriwal) form a stable government in a house of 700 plus MPs with 25 seats? At least you need 273 to form a government. Does it have any alliance? It does not have any alliance. The offer of stability was never an Aam Aadmi virtue or Aam Aadmi strength.Take the example of Imran Khan in Pakistan. Although Imran now has the backdrop of having fought 3 elections. He has got time, experience on the side. This is Aam Aadmi's first election. I never believed that it would do very well.Do not take my views on it. All opinion polls are showing that the Modi force is now gathering greater momentum as the elections near. Let me remind you of one simple statistical fact. This is the pattern which is visible since 2009. Whoever is winning, including the UPA in 2009, is winning handsomely and above expectations. This happened with UPA at national level. It happened in UP, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan. Barring the exception may be in Uttarakhand.Everywhere when people are reposing their faith in whoever they believe will win, they are giving a very handsome win. It is almost as if the people do not want to give the politicians they elect an alibi, an excuse to fail; it is because that trust is so high that the punishment for failure is also so dangerous. The UPA is beginning to understand that now.