[Actively aided by the Election Commission and the mainstream media - the electronic media even more so, this, effectively, became a Pulwama-Balakot election. The opponents had hardly any means to counter. On top of that, the way the actual poll process, including the, yet to be taken up, counting, is conducted.
《Modi changed the narrative after a clash with Pakistan in February following a terrorist attack in the disputed state of Kashmir that killed at least 40 security personnel, sparking outrage among Indians. On the campaign trail, Modi repeatedly invoked the need to hit back hard at Pakistan, an archrival of India since partition in 1947. ***“Your vote on the lotus will mean dropping 1000 kilogram bombs on terrorist camps,” one BJP leader said earlier this month, referring to the party’s symbol—a lotus—which is featured along with other party insignia on electronic voting machine buttons.*** [Emphasis added.] [In fact, Modi himself had asked the (first-time) voters to dedicate their votes to the martyrs of Pulwama and the heroes of Balakot.] The calls to patriotism—and overt appeals to his Hindu nationalist base—appear to be resonating, with exit polls showing his coalition may sweep to a large majority once again.》 (Excerpted from the post below.) Also look up: I. < https://mobile.twitter.com/ECISVEEP/status/1131068070078763009/photo/1?fbclid=IwAR0MXRKic6pwsFAq1L3K6n5CcGYWvw613G4wXRGg2kCRR5ZAKd5i5cXKtPE >. II. <https://twitter.com/Dr_Uditraj/status/1131061207878819840>.] https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/inside-modis-playbook-to-winning-elections/articleshow/69439462.cms?fbclid=IwAR0nd-zm3e49jzf2c9Zkg076zRW-1LahMnEyvb0WCeNDpS4l-5NQv04Ft5w&from=mdr Inside Modi's playbook to winning elections Instead of fixing glitches, Modi often moved onto the next challenge in a hurry to announce more victories. Bloomberg|May 22, 2019, 10.46 AM IST by Iain Marlow Snipped -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZgBZjw2bV5-9LTdN81NBsfyh3Q351dv81TXB6p6NeWQew%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
