Modi Mandate 2019: Dispatches from Ground Zero - Hardcover

Pradeep Bhandari

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9353339979 ISBN 13: 9789353339975

Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2020

Synopsis

The 2019 general elections were set against the backdrop of unexpected alliances, with the staunchest of adversaries joining hands against one person, one party and one ideology. For the first time in the political history of India, there was the rise of a united opposition, which rendered the elections into an anti-Modi vs pro-Modi battle at the macroevel. While demonetization and GST had not yet been wiped from public memory, the Pulwama attack and the Balakot air strikes just before the elections ignited a sense of nationalism. With this, even the most experienced political pundits were unable to predict the electoral outcome with certainty. It was a battle that could go either way. While we now know who won the electoral battle, thearger question is what caused this swing at a time when many had predicted the fall of Modi and the BJP. With dispatches from ground zero that unveil how the people at the groundevel across the nation were thinking, this book offers an answer to that "why' and also reveals the implications of the mandate for the future of Indian politics.

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About the Author

Pradeep Bhandari is an entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Jan ki Baat, an on-ground public opinion platform. Considered to be one of the most accurate psephologists in the country, he is also the youngest political analyst to have travelled across more than 400 constituencies in India at the age of 28. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9353339979
• ISBN 13: 9789353339975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240