A referendum on Modi? India votes as BJP looks to extend 10-year grip on power

François PICARD | Andrew HILLIAR | Guillaume GOUGEON | Imen MELLAZ | Leela JACINTO | Jean-Luc RACINE | Rajat SETHI

Edité par France 24 - 2024

The opposition warns of growing inequality and democratic backsliding. Court cases that are deemed political dog its leader Rahul Gandhi, as well the popular chief minister of Delhi, who's currently in jail for alleged ties to a corruption case.

So as India moves from the country to the city, as the literacy rate rises, what kind of a democracy is it? And what do the majority of its 1.4 billion people want?

Produced by Andrew Hilliar, Guillaume Gougeon and Imen Mellaz.

Note
  • A world record of 969 million citizens are called to the polls for what some see as a referendum on one man. India is about to embark on the world's biggest election, staggered over seven weeks, with Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP expected to extend its solid lead in parliament. Modi has been pointing to a decade of unprecedented growth and power for a nation courted by the West and beyond.

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
18/04/2024
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Leela JACINTO Senior Editor, France24.com
Jean-Luc RACINE Senior Fellow, Asia Centre
Rajat SETHI Visiting Fellow at India Foundation & Political Advisor, BJP

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