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"India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is favoured to win reelection when
India’s 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April 19 in the
country’s massive, six-week general election.
Modi, who has been prime minister since 2014, has benefited from a divided
opposition, glowing mainstream media coverage and high economic growth rates.
However, recent polling indicates significant voter discontent over inflation
and unemployment. While 44% of respondents want the Modi government to return
to power, a sizeable 39% do not want his Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to be
reelected.
Moreover, Modi’s election campaign has been tainted by several events in recent
weeks:
* the arrest of a major opposition leader in what his party says was a
“conspiracy” by Modi’s government
* the freezing of the accounts of the major opposition Congress party over a
tax dispute
* revelations of heavily skewed political financing favouring Modi’s party.
These incidents have raised concerns about how free and fair India’s election
will actually be."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
