As the number of Covid cases spike, citizens are using social media to vent out their frustration. Most of the Chief Ministers of states seem helpless despite Health being a state subject. CMs have full control over the health budget and infrastructure within the states but are now limited to writing SOS letters to the Prime Minister and giving ads on TVs. Over the last year most of India's cases come from a few states - Maharashtra, Delhi etc. There has been no improvement in these states for a year now. It is hard to believe that India's most industrialised state Maharashtra cannot even produce enough oxygen and blames the Prime Minister. This is a great opportunity for the Prime Minister to centralise all power. As Chief Ministers have virtually abdicated their own responsibility, the doors are now open to centralise all health infrastructure. This plays right into Modi's strength - just as he has centralised many of the welfare schemes which were earlier with the state...