RESPONDING to the 2024 election manifesto of the Congress party, titled Nyay Patra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it bears the imprint of the Muslim League. That more or less sums up the political platform of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Narendra Modi’s leadership. As the major opposition party, the Congress draws attention to all the inequities and injustices that have come to characterize the development process in India. As the main ruling party, the BJP defends its record in the name of religion.
What is striking about the political narrative around the elections is that there is so much in common between the Congress and the BJP when it comes to economic, foreign and national security policy. Both criticize each other for their acts of omission and commission. Both can be accused of promoting crony capitalism when in power. Both have, by and large, pursued a similar foreign policy. Wherein lies the difference? It revolves around three central issues.
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RESPONDING to the 2024 election manifesto of the Congress party, titled Nyay Patra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it bears the imprint of the Muslim League. That more or less sums up the political platform of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Narendra Modi’s leadership. As the major opposition party, the Congress draws attention to all the inequities and injustices that have come to characterize the development process in India. As the main ruling party, the BJP defends its record in the name of religion.