India’s 2022 state elections: What’s at stake for the BJP

[AditiArora]

Five states in India will head to thepolls beginning Thursday tokick off a high-stakes election season that experts say is likely to determine the political direction of the world’s largest democracy — and the fortunes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

More than 180 million voters — greater than the population of Russia — are eligible to cast ballots in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. The BJP is in power in four of the states, which several opposition parties are seeking to recapture.
The prize catch is Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state. A flat expanse in northern India, Uttar Pradesh is home to some of the country’s poorest communities, but given its size often holds the key to power in New Delhi.

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[SwatiSood]

The Indian state elections of 2022 will be a key election in the country's political history. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to face tough competition from the opposition Congress party, which is seeking a comeback after its poor performance in the previous state elections. The BJP has been in power for most of the past five years and is expected to face stiff opposition from the Congress party, which has been in power for most of the past seventy years.