When I became a journalist in 1965, a senior colleague advised me, 'Never make a prediction close to an event. If you are wrong, many will laugh at you. So, make predictions well in advance. If you are wrong, most people will have forgotten what you said. If you are right, you can remind everybody what you had predicted.'
Let me violate that norm today. Most exit polls have predicted a big win for BJP in West Bengal, ending 15 yrs of rule by TMC. I say no, Mamata Banerjee will come back as CM.
