Q14 Right Wing Politics

U.P. Polls: Caste Based Politics, Anti Minority Prejudice Making a Comeback, Prof. Jafferlot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brLY3WKaK-w  Dec 3, 2021
Modi’s India written by renowned political scientist Prof Christophe Jaffrelot details the arc of India’s Prime Minister Modi’s rise as a populist leader, with confrontational vocabulary, a personalised style of communication, and sharp targeted criticism of rivals, especially the Congress's Gandhi family. Prof Jaffrelot also describes the changed form of democracy in India, something he calls an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to second-class citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups. Mitali Mukherjee spoke with the author about the strongman image that Prime Minister Modi has consistently built and what the outcome of state elections like Uttar Pradesh could be.