Why India’s election is such a big deal | Start Here
Exit polls in India’s election are predicting a win for Narendra Modi and his BJP alliance. After weeks of voting, the final results will be out on June 4th.
#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains how the election works, why Narendra Modi and the BJP are so popular, and how India is changing under them.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - How India’s massive election will work
02:28 - The key players: Modi and the BJP
02:48 - The key players: Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Party and the INDIA opposition alliance
03:48 - Modi’s popularity
06:12 - Hindutva explained
08:32 - Fears about the direction that India’s going in under Modi
09:35 - Violence and discrimination against the Muslim community in India
10:06 - India’s controversial citizenship law
This episode features:
Rohan Venkat - Non-Resident Visiting Scholar & Consulting Editor, Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania
Sanjay Kapoor - Editor, Hardnews
Radhika Ramaseshan - Contributing Editor, Business Standard
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#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains how the election works, why Narendra Modi and the BJP are so popular, and how India is changing under them.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - How India’s massive election will work
02:28 - The key players: Modi and the BJP
02:48 - The key players: Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Party and the INDIA opposition alliance
03:48 - Modi’s popularity
06:12 - Hindutva explained
08:32 - Fears about the direction that India’s going in under Modi
09:35 - Violence and discrimination against the Muslim community in India
10:06 - India’s controversial citizenship law
This episode features:
Rohan Venkat - Non-Resident Visiting Scholar & Consulting Editor, Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania
Sanjay Kapoor - Editor, Hardnews
Radhika Ramaseshan - Contributing Editor, Business Standard
Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
#India #NarendraModi #Modi #IndiaOpposition #IndiaPolitics #BharatiyaJanataParty #BJP #IndiaNationalCongress #IndiaElections2024 #RahulGandhi, #LokSabhaElection, #Modi, #CongressParty, #IndiaAlliance, #Hindutva, #IndiaElection #IndiaDemocracy #StartHere
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