A billion people were registered to vote, making it the largest democratic event in history.
Elections took place across various phases with last one on June 1.
India's historic 2023 general elections concluded on June 1.
Results were announced on May 23.
The ruling party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought another term in power.
India's historic election for the lower house of Parliament, Lok Sabha, concluded on June 1 after a 47-day marathon process. Almost a billion people in India had registered to vote, making it the largest democratic event in history. The elections took place across various phases with the last one occurring on June 1. The ruling party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are seeking another term in power, aiming for a mandate that surpasses their impressive performance in 2019 when they secured 303 out of the total 543 seats. This third term would enable them to maintain their stronghold in the north and make new inroads in the east and south. The election results were announced on May 23.
The elections, which began on April 11, saw voters braving high temperatures to cast their ballots during the previous phases. In total, over 969 million people were registered to vote across various states including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Chandigarh. Some key constituencies included Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh; Patna Sahib and Pataliputra in Bihar; Mandi and Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh; Khadoor Sahib in Punjab, among others.
The election was significant as it marked the end of a decade-long tenure for the ruling party under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies were hoping to secure another term in power, while opposition parties like Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Trinamool Congress (TMC), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Waris Punjab De party were aiming to make gains. The election results will determine the political landscape of India for the next five years.
India's election for the lower house of Parliament, Lok Sabha, has ended after a 47-day marathon process.
Almost a billion people in India had registered to vote.
Voters have already faced high temperatures to cast their ballots in the previous phases.
The last phase of India's Lok Sabha election 2024 will take place on June 1.
A total of 969 million people are registered to vote in these elections.
Accuracy
The 2024 Indian election is the largest in world history with nearly 1 billion people eligible to cast their ballots.
India's top diplomat called it the 'largest electoral logistics exercise that this planet has ever witnessed'.
Voting for all seats in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Meghalaya and others has already taken place.
Deception
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Fallacies
(85%)
The author makes several appeals to authority by mentioning the influence and historical significance of certain individuals and their political parties. He also uses inflammatory rhetoric by labeling Modi as a 'dangerous authoritarian leader'. However, no formal or dichotomous fallacies were found in the article.
]The principal goal of Modi's time in office has been turning RSS ideology, called Hindutva, into the ruling doctrine of the Indian government.[
He has been remarkably successful: Longstanding Hindutva goals, once seen as unlikely extremist dreams, have become reality.
There's every indication Modi’s crackdown on both democracy and minority rights will continue if the BJP triumphs in this election.
Bias
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The author expresses a clear bias against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by repeatedly labeling them as 'democracy-threatening', 'sectarian', and 'authoritarian'. The author also uses loaded language to describe the BJP's goals, such as 'revolutionize the Indian state' and 'turn RSS ideology into the ruling doctrine of the Indian government'. Furthermore, there is a disproportionate number of quotes that reflect a negative position towards Modi and the BJP.
Examples include passing a citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims and revoking the self-determination rights of Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state.
He has been remarkably successful: Longstanding Hindutva goals, once seen as unlikely extremist dreams, have become reality.
His government has jailed opposition political leaders, helped friendly oligarchs consolidate control over the press, intimidated the courts, repressed protests, twisted election law, and undermined the independence of the Election Commission.
There’s every indication Modi’s crackdown on both democracy and minority rights will continue if the BJP triumphs in this election.
