Al Jazeera English – 8-4-2024
The world’s biggest election is happening in India. There are 970 million registered voters and seven phases of voting, from April to early June.
#AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains how the election will work, why Narendra Modi and the BJP are expected to win again, and how India is changing under them.
Chapters:
01:26 – How India’s massive election will work
02:28 – The key players: Modi and the BJP
02:48 – The key players: Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Party and the INDIA opposition alliance
03:48 – Modi’s popularity
06:12 – Hindutva explained
08:32 – Fears about the direction that India’s going in under Modi
09:35 – Violence and discrimination against the Muslim community in India
10:06 – India’s controversial citizenship law
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