It's not just Prime Minister Narendra Modi but even the opposition particularly the Congress which will celebrate two years of his government. The government has made elaborate plans and the opposition isn't willing to take a backseat.
Modi now steps into that phase of his tenure where the countdown begins for the next Lok Sabha polls. He will be watched very, very closely and perhaps less kindly.
Congress and other parties plan to address several press conferences, organise demonstrations and even bombard social media ridiculing and questioning the government's celebration. The opposition knows it has nothing to lose but its steam.
Congress won 44 Lok Sabha seats in 2014 elections. Most of its members were crestfallen and to make it worse Rahul Gandhi took a sabbatical.
When he returned, he took on the Modi government with renewed aggression, even using catchy phrases like "Suit Boot ki Sarkar" and "fair and lovely". BJP was pushed on the back foot and it unleashed its top ministers to take on Rahul.
It was a tactical mistake as by doing so the BJP gave an importance to Rahul which Congress was looking for. Congress with its sheer numbers in Rajya Sabha and with support of the Left, SP and BSP at times stalled key legislations especially the GST.
Whether it was the Vyapam case, Kanhaiya Kumar or Rohith Vemula or the beef controversy, the opposition made the going tough. Parliament saw several adjournments and the entire "achche din" slogan seemed to derail.
If it's the Congress and others inside Parliament, then it is Arvind Kejriwal outside who is keeping the BJP on the edge. Another tactical mistake was when in response to Kejriwal's fake degree allegation against the PM the BJP president Amit Shah and Finance Minster Arun Jaitely came out to brush aside the allegations.
The BJP has got some respite now with the Assam win but it is not good enough to ensure majority in Rajya Sabha, which is Modi government's big weakness.
Yet the government was able to pass important bills during the budget session. As long as it can push through its development agenda, the opposition may not have the edge in the remaining three years.
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