Q&A

How has Modi decimated coalition politics at the national level?

How has Modi decimated coalition politics at the national level?

Separating national and state politics is how Modi has decimated coalition politics at the national level. Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party, and the opposition sentiment at large, continue to make the mistake of seeing the Lok Sabha election as the big final that the state elections lead up to.

Will Modi’s campaign lead to another campaign?

One campaign leads to another, making for Modi’s permanent campaign. That is what the Congress needs to do as well. Give up ad-hocism. To set the agenda, plan your own campaigns. From 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023.

Is Modi able to prevent anti-incumbency sentiment from crystalising?

With every passing day, the ‘anti-incumbency’ against the Modi government keeps rising, but because no opposition party exploits it, Modi is able to prevent an anti-incumbency sentiment from crystalising.

What is the Modi government doing with the NRC?

The Modi government talked about NRC, but it also did not talk about it. The Modi government is making migrants pay for train fares, but at the same time, it is not charging them. Doublethink also applies other Orwellian principles — Newspeak, Doublespeak, Thoughtcrime, etc. But why do people accept it all so willingly?

Is Modi’s popularity withering in India?

And Prime Minister Narendra Modi, head of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, is finding that the popularity that propelled him to a landslide victory just two years ago is withering as the crisis worsens. A new variant of the disease has ripped through the second-most populous country on Earth.

What is Narendra Modi’s legacy in India?

Mr. Modi, 68, has dominated India since he won a first term in 2014. Many Indians praise his efforts to stamp out corruption and bring development to poor regions, but his commitment to empowering the nation’s Hindu majority has raised fears in its Muslim minority.

Was Rahul Gandhi’s resignation really an act of principled resistance?

A fter the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Rahul Gandhi made his resignation from the post of Congress president sound like an act of principled resistance against the party’s old guard. He seemed to have a tough time even saying the obligatory words about taking responsibility for the defeat.