A One-Party India (www.nytimes.com)
from gedaliyah@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 11 May 04:36
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A recent victory in a key state has put Narendra Modi at the helm of a country in which opponents hold almost no power.

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sonofearth@lemmy.world on 11 May 05:42 next collapse

Well the opposition doesn’t even try to gain control tbh. BJP’s biggest reason for victory is a weak opponent. I see people who don’t like BJP will still vote for BJP because the opposition candidate in their constituency is a bigger idiot than the BJP’s.

Hapankaali@lemmy.world on 11 May 06:01 next collapse

The biggest reason is the electoral system, featuring first-past-the-post districts.

Tolc@lemmy.world on 11 May 06:08 collapse

Thats just cope and propaganda, BJP is carrying out big scale rigging and propaganda campaigns.

sonofearth@lemmy.world on 11 May 07:46 collapse

No one is denying that. But BJP has already swayed the public mind in 2014 itself and opposition doesn’t even try to change it.

Tolc@lemmy.world on 11 May 06:08 collapse

Logical conclusion of liberal democracy every time.