If there is one institution that has burnished its image in the twists and turns of India’s democratic churn, it is the Election Commission. Or so we thought until recently. It has been key to the electors’ perception of a fair contest. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has won three general elections from 2014, and dozens of state assemblies in its 12 years in power. It has broken new ground in the most unlikely of places, like Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and now West