India 2026: Another election, another BJP win

from Ballot to Talk About Hosted by Sam Rippon and Chern Han Mah

In this week’s episode, Sam and Chern dissect results from the 2026 set of Indian State Assemblies in five areas: Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and the big BJP win in West Bengal. In Kerala, why was the last-standing Communist State Government ousted? How did the BJP and NDA retain power in Assam and Puducherry? Can film star Vijay form a stable majority in Tamil Nadu? And how did the BJP pull off a big win in its long-sought target of West Bengal? All these questions and more answered in this week’s episode.

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