Despite its comedic origins and mission as the ‘voice of the lazy and unemployed’, the movement represents a seismic shift in India’s political landscape.
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Some semblance of self-rule will return to the restive region, five years after Narendra Modi’s government stripped it away.
Modi’s BJP slipped to a humbling defeat in its electoral stronghold in India’s north.
Charging one of India’s best-known public intellectuals sends a message to all Modi critics.
The opposition dented the BJP’s dominance by presenting a united front and sticking to a consistent message.
Modi has resorted to overtly Islamophobic language as he looks to secure a third term in office.
There are a few factors that may explain why support for Modi’s party has waned.
The ruling BJP failed to see that those who had not benefited from the country’s rapid economic growth were deeply unhappy.
Narendra Modi and his BJP have some introspection to do after poorer election results than they had expected.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was formed in 1925 to unite Hindus. Today, its far-right nationalist ideology has gone mainstream thanks to Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
On today’s Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast, political scientist Sikata Banerjee and cinema studies scholar Rakesh Sengupta explain how cinema and social media in India may be helping to sway voters.
Narendra Modi looks set to win a third term in power. One of his strategies for success is to exploit the country’s religious differences.
New research examines the organisational reasons why Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has been so successful at winning elections since 2014.
Thanks to a strong oral Urdu literary tradition in South Asia, poems from the past linger in the popular imagination.
The government’s alleged targeting of opposition figures, as well as a new system allowing anonymous donations to political parties, is believed to have given the BJP a huge edge.
Ahead of elections in India, a series of films that promote the ruling party’s right-wing ideology are seeking to influence voters. An art historian explains how the trend started.
Modi’s party has struggled to generate jobs for young people, but is highly adept at marshalling votes to win elections.
Shah Rukh Khan’s new film sheds light on the history of UK migration policy.
Modi is running for his third consecutive term of office, but many believe he plans to remain in power indefinitely.
The Ram temple, built on the site of a destroyed mosque, could be used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party to mobilise his Hindu nationalist supporters ahead of the elections.
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