Ep. 685: feat. Pradeep Gupta

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by one of India's most reliable election pollsters - Pradeep Gupta, Psephologist, Author and Chairman & MD of Axis My India. Pradeep has just released a new book titled 'How India Votes and What it Means', and that's what he talks about on this podcast. Cyrus and Pradeep talk about predicting elections, whether Indians vote as a herd, why he feels communalism doesn't play any important part in how people vote, what happened with the Bengal elections that let TMC secure such a massive victory this victory, the language barrier that BJP faced in West Bengal and in the Southern states, how he had predicted Rahul Gandhi losing the Amethi seat and Scindia losing in Guna, and lots more! Tune in for an extremely informative conversation. Pradeep Gupta's new book: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9353451396/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_6VQAG6HXG7C38P6KGHGP Publishers - Juggernaut Books: https://instagram.com/juggernaut.in Follow Pradeep on Twitter:  PradeepGuptaAMI   Subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel:  Cyrus Broacha   You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected] Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.