Brief summary:
1. Paki terrorists strike convoy.
2. Nation is in no mood to let go.
3. Balakot strike happens.
4. Very next day 56 inch PM Modi couldn't hold back chest thumping in election rally, and nation has been calmed - mission "somewhat" achieved.
5. Pakistan responds with its very own strikes - our ghar mein ghus ke marne wala PM doesn't respond - this has to be hushed up - media obliges, and focuses on bravery and return of Abhinandan instead.
6. Now only limited set of people are left agitated by the fact that Pakistan attacked India's military installations and India didn't respond back - everybody else is celebrating the strikes. Now these people have to be take care of.
7. Limited, targeted "social media strike" on such people with twitter, whatsapp and forums such as this one. Incidentally and interestingly, total silence from same PM who was chest thumping the very next day of Balakot strikes - which I dare say was ill-advised.
8. Not everyone is convinced, but than that is anyway not needed to create an atmosphere of befuddlement and confusion before elections. Everybody believes something happened - if not this much - at least something - and that is good enough to calm the fence sitters into voting.
Bonus:
1. PM: announces Mission Shakti in space - with the usual fanfare we are accustomed to.
2. FM: claims UPA Govt didn't give permission.
3. Ok granted, so what was NDA Govt waiting for all these 4 years and 10 or so months, since we were technically prepared to do this even during UPA years? Were we waiting for the elections?
4. Stony silence.