Possibly bad time to be a leader, even worst if election is due in your area.
You might have done lot of good things in the past but this is surely going to impact election results.
What strategy Mr Trump can use may be different than that of Mr Modi.
What strategy Mr Nitish Kumar can use, may differ from that of Mr Uddhav Thackrey. As Bihar will have election shortly but Maharashtra election is just over. Maharashtra can decide to differ half salary of Govt employees, Bihar can’t.
No one knows impact of prolonged lock down on local state economy. Exports beyond state boundary also can’t be controlled. Global export is anyway beyond control right now. Its situation similar to landlocked countries of Africa, for most states & may be countries.
Most states don't have sufficient resources to support BPL families. Tax revenue is going to suffer which will impact Infra spending in short term & that will impact employment generation.
Personally, we can't afford prolonged lock down, training people on wearing masks & gloves along with making them only responsible for staying away from unhygienic fellow citizens seems better option.
We have to decide sequence of opening economy, which industry can start first & further sequence. As collapse of economy may damage much more in long term, the balance approach is must.
We are just recording Corona deaths reaching hospital somehow, many deaths may be recorded as natural death, globally. In country like India, more deaths may be possible due to economic hardships.