India's Covid caseload rose to 1.45 crore with 2,34,692 fresh infections - the sharpest-ever daily spike - as the country recorded over 2 lakh cases for the third straight day. As the nation struggles against the second wave of Covid, news reports and social media are flooded with people asking for help to get Covid tests, hospital beds and medical oxygen. At a time when the coronavirus pandemic threatens to spiral out of control, should Prime Minister Narendra Modi be campaigning?