All The King's Men, And Greater Than All

A retired career diplomat and son of veteran Congressman Dwarka Prasad Mishra, Brajesh used to head the BJP’s foreign affairs cell till he made the transition to South Block as principal secretary, national security advisor, the special envoy to France for strategic dialogue and member of countless committees established by the prime minister. L.K. Advani may have been the number two in the BJP in the NDA years, but in many ways, the pugnacious and controversial Mishra, many felt, wielded more power. It is a different matter that the man has faded into obscurity yet again.