Previewing India's 2024 General Election

In just a few days, India’s eighteenth general elections will get underway with voting in the first phase kicking off on April 19. Between April 19 and June 1, India will have seven separate polling days culminating in a final counting of votes on June 4.
Every single pre-election survey to date shows the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a comfortable majority of seats in the Lok Sabha. If these predictions come to fruition, it would be the first time that a party has won three consecutive elections under the same leader since Congress during the Nehru period.
To preview these elections-and what they mean for India’s future-Milan is joined on the show this week by Sukumar Ranganathan, editor-in-chief of the Hindustan Times. Few people in India have observed and analyzed politics, economics, and social change as comprehensively as Sukumar.
Milan and Sukumar discuss the issues animating voters this election, the state of the economy, and the significant expansion of the BJP coalition. Plus, the two discuss the opposition’s struggles, the BJP’s big push in the southern states, and what we know about the agenda for Modi 3.0.
Episode notes:
1. Milan Vaishnav, “On electoral bonds, a short-lived celebration,” Hindustan Times, February 17, 2024.
2. “Decoding the Indian Economy (with Pranjul Bhandari)” Grand Tamasha, April 3, 2024.
3. Sukumar Ranganathan, “Five Things with @HT_Ed,” Hindustan Times (newsletter).
4. Hindustan Times, General Elections Retrospective (accessed via the HT app).
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[@pradipbarot5399]

This is by far the best and unbiased analysis I have heard on the topic of elections, very informative and refreshing. Thank you Sukumar !

[@libshastra]

Milan will still throw away all that good wisdom Sukumar was sharing and still claim Modi and BJP are dictators and that India's democracy is in danger.

[@rakadus]

The migrant to Delhi is far more sensible than the migrant to the US of A.

[@Parasuram5]

The talk about first second third generation problems is very interesting

[@user-bt9zs7wp2b]

Keep 😭

[@rohanilame7236]

Noce but main guest very pro bjp...he didn't mention bad things about bjp...only good things...what about human rights...about fake narratives n false news...take over of media

[@dharmeshparikh7837]

Because he is talking about elections here, not the dreamy results, which opposition coalition alliance is aspiring. There is difference b/w aspiration and reality. Elections results are not governed by only good and bad policies of government . There 1000 factors which affects elections results. By polls, BJP voteshare gonna increase for sure even if it by 0.5% or 1% . 😅😅 people don't vote based on some intellectuals are thinking.

[@buddyone1884]

Tell me what human rights is UPA are talking about when congress who brought emergency in India and Lalu brought jungle raj for 20+ years in Bihar and Mamata who practiced kidnapping and rape for opposition party like bjp workers.