This article by @ShamikaRavi analyses Bihar election results, in this thread I’ll highlight few points which I think is relevant for BJP in Bengal
brookings.edu/blog/techtank/…
brookings.edu/blog/techtank/…
Reason why BJP won Bihar
1. Poorest of the districts in Bihar are almost 4 times more likely to vote for BJP/NDA
a. This resonates well with what’s happening in Bengal, poorest and underdeveloped regions are voting heavily in favour of BJP. Eg JungalMahal region
1. Poorest of the districts in Bihar are almost 4 times more likely to vote for BJP/NDA
a. This resonates well with what’s happening in Bengal, poorest and underdeveloped regions are voting heavily in favour of BJP. Eg JungalMahal region
2. Technological governance was key to swing poor/migrant workers vote towards BJP in Bihar
a. News of getting benefits via DBT/Aadhar spreads across villages in an age of migration. The Bengali overlooked classes know this, want it, and hence will vote for BJP
a. News of getting benefits via DBT/Aadhar spreads across villages in an age of migration. The Bengali overlooked classes know this, want it, and hence will vote for BJP
3. Women vote saved more of JDU seats than BJP
a. But the overlying idea is that, women voters across major states are behind Modi led BJP/NDA. Same will occur in Bengal too, no matter what people say about women voting for Mamta. They will be the first to vote against Mamta.
a. But the overlying idea is that, women voters across major states are behind Modi led BJP/NDA. Same will occur in Bengal too, no matter what people say about women voting for Mamta. They will be the first to vote against Mamta.
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