As the world's largest democracy heads for its eighteenth general elections in phases starting April 19, an air of inevitability prevails over the likely outcome. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is projected to retain power with a thumping victory. Few doubt that Modi will get a record-equaling third consecutive five-year term in office, a feat that only India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had accomplished.