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India's opposition parties exceed expectations in an uphill election battle | The World

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06 Jun 2024 83 0

Opposition parties in India have fared better than expected in this year's election despite the playing field being far from level. Narendra Modi has been cracking down on those seen as a threat to the BJP by jailing political figures and raiding news organisations critical of the Prime Minister. Ashoka University's Rahul Verma tells The World while BJP upped its performance in some states, it lost considerably in others.

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