{"id":52328,"date":"2023-12-03T17:36:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/business\/narendra-modis-bjp-triumphs-in-india-state-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T17:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T17:36:41","slug":"narendra-modis-bjp-triumphs-in-india-state-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=52328","title":{"rendered":"Narendra Modi\u2019s BJP triumphs in India state elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description\"><span>Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=399d90cb-12de-4f89-afcd-fbfe7d1abbcb\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata party has won a series of resounding victories in India\u2019s state polls, strengthening its grip on national politics ahead of general elections next year.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP achieved majorities in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh \u2014 three states in the populous and politically influential northern Hindi-speaking belt \u2014 flipping the last two away from opposition rival the Indian National Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Modi declared victory for his party on Sunday evening. \u201cThe results in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan indicate that the people of India are firmly with politics of good governance and development,\u201d he wrote on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Congress won a majority only in Telangana, a prosperous southern state. The party\u2019s wipeout in northern India in the closely watched polls will deal a blow to efforts to secure its place as the main challenger next year.<\/p>\n<p>National elections, in which Modi hopes to secure a third term as prime minister, are expected to start in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cModi\u2019s appeal is still very strong in the Hindi heartland,\u201d said Asim Ali, a political commentator based in Delhi. The prime minister and his allies would now \u201cget a free hand to run the 2024 campaign. Had the BJP done badly in these elections, I think dissension would have begun\u201d, Ali added.<\/p>\n<p>Smriti Irani, a BJP minister, said the results were evidence of \u201cModi Magic\u201d \u2014 what party loyalists call the prime minister\u2019s personal popularity and ability to win votes.<\/p>\n<p>The party leaned heavily on Modi to lead their campaigning for the elections, which were staggered over November. The prime minister spent weeks travelling across the states to tout the BJP\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"n-content-image n-content-image--full\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\"  width=\"1886\" height=\"1848\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 490px)\"  width=\"1012\" height=\"996\"><\/source><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/https:\/\/d6c748xw2pzm8.cloudfront.net\/prod\/c5d4f850-8ab0-11ee-af4c-2379a9ff6116-standard.png\" alt=\"A map showing five Indian states holding state elections in November\" data-image-type=\"graphic\" width=\"1886\" height=\"1848\"><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Mizoram, a smaller fifth state in India\u2019s north-east, will report its results on Monday. The election there is primarily a contest between regional parties, with limited bearing on national politics.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest upset was in Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, a mineral-rich state that pollsters had expected the opposition to retain. As of Sunday night the BJP was leading in 54 of the state\u2019s 90 seats, according to the Election Commission of India, representing a gain of 39 seats from the previous state election in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Political scientists say there is limited evidence of a correlation between state and national results. However, the result leaves Congress looking weakened at a crucial time for the party, which dominated Indian politics for decades until Modi\u2019s ascent to the premiership in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Supriya Shrinate, a spokesperson for Congress, acknowledged that the results in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were \u201cdeeply shocking\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way we read the election and the kind of feedback we were getting from the ground was very different,\u201d she told an Indian television channel.<\/p>\n<p>The party, which is controlled by the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, had been seeking to build electoral momentum after defeating the BJP in the southern state of Karnataka earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>But Sunday\u2019s results are set to leave Congress in outright control of just one state in northern India, Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayan mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts said this could diminish Congress\u2019s power in the national opposition alliance, known by its acronym INDIA, which is set to meet within days to prepare its strategy for next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a much greater need for opposition unity,\u201d said Ali. \u201cThe Congress party has to be humble enough to accept that it does not have a [broad] support base in the north.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/399d90cb-12de-4f89-afcd-fbfe7d1abbcb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata party has won a series of resounding victories in India\u2019s state polls, strengthening its grip on national politics ahead of general elections next year. 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