India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi scored a surprisingly emphatic win in the national election. The elections concluded last week after seven rounds of voting which took six weeks and mobilised more than 600 million voters. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) increased both its seat and vote share to win a resounding majority, while the main …
Category: Indian Election Series
NaMo and ScoMo: Business as usual
The re-election of Narendra Modi in India for the next five years is good news for Australia, opines Dr David Brewster.
Can India stop the social media runaway train?
India’s newspaper industry is the envy of the world. India is one of the few markets where major mastheads have witnessed increasing circulation and revenue growth over the past two decades. Yet, there is a sense of pessimism about the future of traditional media, with individuals and political parties increasingly turning to share information on …
Modi’s BJP faces an uphill battle in India’s most populous state
In an interview with India’s state-run Doordarshan television network on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “I can say this publicly that the BJP will perform better than last time in Uttar Pradesh.” For this optimistic prediction to come true, the BJP will have to win more than the 70 seats (out of 80) it …
India’s alliance politics
In 2014 the BJP rode the Modi-wave to power. With the Modi magic waning, and no wave in sight, the 2019 elections will be a story of alliances and partnerships