{"id":1042427,"date":"2024-04-19T07:31:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T05:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1042427"},"modified":"2024-04-19T18:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T16:39:42","slug":"democracy-at-crossroads-crucial-general-elections-to-shape-indias-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/other-news\/2024-04-19\/democracy-at-crossroads-crucial-general-elections-to-shape-indias-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy at Crossroads: Crucial general elections to shape India\u2019s future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By David Asta Alares <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Delhi, Apr 19 (EFE).- With nearly one billion eligible voters set to engage in India&#8217;s monumental seven-phased general elections that began on Friday, the country, hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as \u201cthe mother of democracy,\u201d stands at a critical juncture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcome will determine whether Modi secures a possible third term in a row or if the reins of power shift to an opposition coalition rallying to safeguard what they perceive as a \u201cdemocracy in peril.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the electoral results unfold on June 4 following the seven-phase voting until June 1, the contest hinges on a clash of divergent views, each vying to shape India&#8217;s trajectory in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One ideology, epitomized by Modi&#8217;s 10-year reign, sees itself as the sole force capable of propelling the nation toward becoming a developed country by 2047.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the unveiling of his election manifesto, Modi urged the return of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;To ensure the welfare of citizens of \u2018Maa Bharati\u2019 (Mother India) and to realize the vision of \u2018Viksit Bharat\u2019 (developed India), the people of the nation must bolster the strength of the BJP,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the pre-election campaign, the BJP attacked the opposition coalition led by the historic Indian National Congress (INC), with Modi characterizing it as a grouping of &#8220;unstable, weak, corrupt and selfish leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the populist leader, weakness is anathema. He returned to power in 2019 while his allies hailed him as an example of masculine prowess, the only one capable of bombing rival Pakistan in the volatile neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beneath the promises to &#8220;surprise the world&#8221; with infrastructure development and economic progress lies the BJP&#8217;s underlying Hindutva agenda, influenced by its ideologue, the extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The voluntary paramilitary group aims to transform India into a Hindu nation, with minorities like Muslims &#8211; 14.2 percent of the population &#8211; relegated to the margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While secularism finds scant defense in India&#8217;s Hindu-majority landscape, the opposition coalition, christened \u201cINDIA,\u201d says the election is a battle for the survival of democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043705\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover;width:850px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101-430x286.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-101.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>People line up to cast their vote for the first phase of general elections at a polling station in Chennai, India, 19 April 2024. 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