Udeepta Chakravarty

Jun 26, 2024 | eurozine.com | Udeepta Chakravarty

The Indian elections have ended, and Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a third term. However, the opposition alliance (‘INDIA’) proclaimed the ‘moral and political defeat’ of Modi in these elections. Why? During the election campaign, Modi’s party, the BJP, and his ruling coalition, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), boastfully campaigned that this time they would win more than 400 seats — Ab Ki Baar 400 paar.

Jun 24, 2024 | publicseminar.org | Udeepta Chakravarty |Teresa Ghilarducci |Rick McGahey |Nicole Hemmer

Modi supporters in Varanasi, India (April 24, 2014) | arindambanerjee / ShutterstockThe Indian elections have ended, and Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a third term. However, the opposition alliance (“INDIA”) proclaimed the “moral and political defeat” of Modi in these elections. Why? During the election campaign, Modi’s party, the BJP, and his ruling coalition, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), boastfully campaigned that this time they would win more than 400 seats—Ab Ki Baar 400 paar.

May 30, 2024 | publicseminar.org | Udeepta Chakravarty |Claire Potter |Teresa Ghilarducci |Rick McGahey

BJP supporters at a roadshow held by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi canvassing votes for the Chennai Lok Sabha BJP candidates (April 09, 2024) | Srinivasa-Krishnan / ShutterstockDuring election season in India every five years, a predictable yet peculiar kind of discourse gains prominence.