Saturday, December 22nd, 2018
BJP looks to east and northeast for 2019 gains after losing three heartland states
The Bharatiya Janata Party was relying on making significant gains in eastern and northeastern India in the 2019 general election, after defeats in its traditional strongholds left it on the defensive. The setback This month the party lost power in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, and the Congress formed governments in all three, giving the main opposition party fresh energy. The results raised doubts about whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi could repeat his sweeping 2014 win, described as the largest mandate in 30 years. The BJP’s plan and the arithmeticRead More