What lessons can be learnt from India’s recent elections, and the results announced on March 10?īetween February and March, five states in India were called to the polls in order to vote in the Assembly elections. Christophe Jaffrelot, Senior Research Fellow at CERI (Centre de Recherches Internationales) at Sciences Po, considers what India’s recent elections mean for the country’s future. On the contrary, the success of parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shown that the economy plays a small role in determining electoral outcomes.
In the wake of the economic devastation caused by the Covid-19 crisis, few attempts have been made at recovering or restructuring public policy. Amidst growing political polarization, parties are playing on identity issues to further their electoral goals ahead of the 2024 election. India’s recent state elections emphasize the extent to which the country’s political landscape is changing.
