Friday, June 7, 2024

Indian Elections: Results and Implications


The results of the general elections in India have sealed the failure of Narendra Modi's slogan of 'Ab Ki Baar, 400 Par'. The defeat in Ayodhya itself is a prominent aspect of the election campaign that the Indian Prime Minister and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party started with the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in January. The BJP is seen celebrating a simple majority over the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after losing a majority as a party for a decade. It is being said that the BJP this time failed to mobilize even the vorters of its parent organization RSS. The climate of fear created by Modi and those close to him also drove the RSS away from the campaign, this time the Hindutva card was effective and Narendra Modi could not capitalize on the sarcastic remarks about Muslims.


Modi, who has been an unstoppable force for the past decade, managed to retain the seat in his constituency Daransi with a slim majority. The BJP has been battered by inflation, unemployment, controversial military conscription reforms and Modi's aggressive and divisive campaign. When Narendra Modi claimed to win 400 out of 543 seats for his alliance (NDA), there were not many people who mocked him, but at that time the situation is clear that Narendra Modi is in the government alliance to become the Prime Minister for the third time. They will be forced to depend on the smaller parties involved.


Some observers believe the election results show that Indian voters are still free to exercise their will. At this time, that the chances of forming a coalition government in India are significant, on the one hand, the scope for arbitrariness is decreasing for Narendra Modi, on the other hand, the opposition will be strong, which will not only react strongly to the government's actions from time to time, but also It will also bring confidence. While the election results have come out, the demand of Narendra Modi's resignation from some circles has also started gaining momentum. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already said that Modi has lost his credibility, he did not get a clear majority, so he should resign immediately.


The results of the election show that the popularity of the Congress party is increasing. It seems that he is heading back to his previous location. This is good news for secular India. It will be a comfort to the minorities who are humbled by the slogans of Hindutva, the way of making the lives of the centuries-old Assamese residents as foreigners and harassing the people of different religions including Christians in many provinces. Similarly, with the announcement of annexation of Occupied Kashmir to India, in view of the mountains of cruelty and brutality that were broken on the Kashmiri people, the current election results for the Kashmiris may have an aspect of reassurance to some extent.


Narendra Modi, while forming a coalition government, should review such aspects of internal and external policy that have been causing irritation and agitation. It is not in the interest of both the countries and the whole of South Asia that mutual relations with the neighboring country Pakistan remain at a very low level after 2019. Narendra Modi will take measures to normalize relations with Pakistan, increase trade, reduce tension, increase people-to-people contact, then it will strengthen regional peace and increase the prosperity of the region. Better results can be achieved in this regard by making the SAARC organization more active and effective.

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