This year has turned out to be the time of major elections: Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, European Union, Pakistan, Russia, soon the United Kingdom, and in November, the United States. And now India has just finished national elections for parliament, reelecting a conservative and populist prime minister who has delivered progress for the people during the past decade and who now embarks on a historic third term.
Despite Modi s bold predictions of a sweeping majority, the results reveal a different story. The BJP is poised to form the Government with a simple majority alongwith its NDA allies
Even as I write this column, TV news channels are airing the news that the BJP led by Narendra Modi has crossed the
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav warned that if the BJP stays in power, they may reintroduce farm laws. He promised record employment if his party wins. He accused the BJP of exploiting farmers. He vowed to waive farmer loans and provide free flour and mobile data if his party forms government. Yadav emphasised the importance of the election in protecting the Constitution and addressing income disparity.
Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party president, claimed that if the BJP stays in power, they will reintroduce laws to seize farmers' lands. Promising record employment, Yadav pledged to waive farmers' loans and provide free flour and mobile data. He criticized the BJP for job losses, inflation, and income disparity.