Modi and his political party pivoted away from confronting corruption, redesignating the central threat to Indian society instead as „the Muslim threat“ – India’s own Muslim community and neighboring Pakistan. Deliberately stoked religious polarization has deepened to a worrisome extent.
Modi replaced his „development man“ imperative with a new public image: that of the Hindu savior. That shift has also won significant popular support.
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Bei der Parlamentswahl in Indien 2019 wurde die Lok Sabha, das Unterhaus des indischen Parlaments, gewählt. Die Wahl fand zwischen dem 11. April 2019 und dem 19. Mai 2019 an insgesamt 7 Tagen statt.[1][2][3] Die Auszählung der Stimmen ist für den 23. Mai 2019 geplant.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stormed to power in 2014, campaigned hard to retain his commanding majority.