Nari Hai to Mumkin Hai: How women voters propelled BJP to victory
1 year ago

Nari Hai to Mumkin Hai: How women voters propelled BJP to victory

Firstpost  

In the three Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the BJP went all out to woo women voters. Women voted in large numbers and put their faith in the saffron party “Behnon aur bhaiyon,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X after election results in four states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Chhattisgarh, and Telangana were declared. According to Election Commission Data, Rajasthan has 2.51 crore women voters in the state for this election and in this year’s election, 74.72 per cent of women came to vote. “Women believe only the BJP can guarantee their security, safety and dignity… I want to assure women that all the promises made to them will be fulfilled 100 per cent,” the PM said.

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BJP's Winning Formula: Women Voters & Welfare Schemes
5 days, 13 hours ago

BJP's Winning Formula: Women Voters & Welfare Schemes

The Quint  

This is the second of a two-part reflective analysis drawn from the observations made in the BJP’s performance across recent Assembly elections. India’s electoral history and political landscape is perhaps witnessing a tectonic shift, wheeled under the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and at its heart lies a ‘silent’, quiet, yet powerful revolution. Women voters, often overlooked in most …

BJP government working for women’s empowerment, says Rajasthan CM
1 week, 2 days ago

BJP government working for women’s empowerment, says Rajasthan CM

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said the “respectable status” of women in the State was a symbol of a strong society, even as his government had been working for women’s empowerment since he assumed office a year ago. He launched several new schemes for women’s welfare and released loans worth ₹100 crore to women’s self-help groups through …

Indian Women Voters Break Free from Gender-Only Politics
1 week, 5 days ago

Indian Women Voters Break Free from Gender-Only Politics

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:40 IST - 10 MINS READ After a decades-long silence following the enactment of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments in the 1990s, the discussion on women’s political representation and political participation has been revived now. As a result, there was only a slight difference between the Congress and the BJP in terms of women …

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?
1 week, 5 days ago

Amid Deluge of Schemes Targeting the Female Voter, Has Anything Changed for Indian Women in Politics?

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:39 IST - 11 MINS READ After a disappointing performance in Maharashtra in the June Lok Sabha election, the prospects were bleak for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Assembly election in November. Maharashtra has 4.6 crore women voters, of which 2.34 crore were already beneficiaries of the scheme by the time the State went …

How Women Voters Are Changing Indian Elections
1 week, 5 days ago

How Women Voters Are Changing Indian Elections

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:26 IST - 11 MINS READ The recent electoral outcomes in Jharkhand and Maharashtra, two very different geographical terrains, reveal three common factors. In the 1957 Lok Sabha election, only 39 per cent of women voted compared with 56 per cent of men. In the 2021 Assembly election, women supported Mamata overwhelmingly; the BJP could …

Editor’s Note | Why Political Parties’ Women Welfare Schemes Have Nothing to Do with Real Empowerment
1 week, 6 days ago

Editor’s Note | Why Political Parties’ Women Welfare Schemes Have Nothing to Do with Real Empowerment

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 10, 2024 22:46 IST - 3 MINS READ Earlier this year, LibTech, a grouping of academics and activists, published numbers that showed the deletion of over 39 lakh registered workers from the rolls of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Only a Pollyanna would imagine that the myriad aggressively marketed mahila schemes today have anything …

After Jharkhand poll debacle, BJP says women voters were wooed away by cash transfer scheme
3 weeks, 1 day ago

After Jharkhand poll debacle, BJP says women voters were wooed away by cash transfer scheme

The Hindu  

The large turnout of women voters and a State scheme to provide financial aid to women were among the factors that led to the BJP’s resounding defeat in the recent Jharkhand Assembly election, according to an internal review of the party’s poll debacle conducted over the weekend in Ranchi. Cash transfer for women Party sources said that during the meeting, …

Banking on women vote to beat anti-incumbency
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Banking on women vote to beat anti-incumbency

Hindustan Times  

Do you belong to that group of people who feel that our politicians are seldom concerned with public welfare and are not investing enough attention to uplift the masses? Similarly, in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, the Congress won assembly elections riding on schemes specially designed for women’s welfare. The trend began in 2001 during the Tamil Nadu assembly elections when …

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side
4 weeks, 1 day ago

21 women among 288 winning candidates in Maharashtra; only 1 from oppn side

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: As many as 21 women candidates have emerged winner in the elections to the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, with only one of them from the opposition, according to the poll results. The BJP accounted for the highest number of 14 women candidates emerging victorious, including 10 who were re-elected: Shweta Mahale, Meghana Bordikar, Devyani Farande, Seema Hiray, Manda Mhatre, Manisha …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways
4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP's vote share bigger than JMM in Jharkhand; 21 women candidates win in Maharashtra: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election, obliterating the Maha Vikas Aghadi's challenge and handing the Congress its biggest loss in the state. The Congress's vote share was 12.42 per cent, followed by Shiv Sena's 12.38 per cent, NCP's 11.28 per cent and Shiv Sena 's 9.96 per cent. The BJP contested …

Women Voters Script Political Fortunes
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Women Voters Script Political Fortunes

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand have highlighted the significant impact of women voters on the political fortunes of both the National Democratic Alliance and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The alliance promised to provide Rs.2,500 per month to women starting December if re-elected, in addition to the existing Rs.1,000 given to poor women aged …

Election Results: 5 reasons behind BJP’s best-ever show in Maharashtra – from ‘ladki bahin’ to ‘ek hai to safe hai’
1 month ago

Election Results: 5 reasons behind BJP’s best-ever show in Maharashtra – from ‘ladki bahin’ to ‘ek hai to safe hai’

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has put up a stellar performance in the ruling Mahayuti dispensation's expected victory in Maharashtra. Apart from the BJP, the Mahayuti alliance comprises Ajit Pawar-led NCPand Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Here's a look at 5 reasons for the BJP's best-ever performance in Maharashtra: 1- Ladki Bahin Yojana In the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the …

Women voters to Hindutva plank: Analyst Rajat Sethi's key takeaways from state results
1 month ago

Women voters to Hindutva plank: Analyst Rajat Sethi's key takeaways from state results

India Today  

Counting of votes began this morning in Maharashtra and Jharkhand in the high-stakes Assembly polls. While the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has taken a massive lead in Maharashtra, the ruling JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand defied exit poll projections and crossed the halfway mark. Hindutva triumphs over caste narratives: In Maharashtra, the BJP's strategy of consolidating the Hindutva vote successfully outmanoeuvred …

Election Time ‘Ladies Special’ | Power Play by Anand Mishra
1 month ago

Election Time ‘Ladies Special’ | Power Play by Anand Mishra

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 22, 2024 16:24 IST - 5 MINS READ Dear readers, If the election din in Maharashtra and Jharkhand is anything to go by, you would think women had suddenly become the secret sauce of Indian politics. Be it the BJP’s “beti, roti, aur maati” campaign and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Maiya Samman Yojana in Jharkhand, or the Eknath …

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI
1 month ago

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Women outnumber men in voter roll across 68 constituencies, says ECI

India TV News  

Women voters took center stage in the recently concluded Jharkhand Assembly elections, outnumbering men in both phases of polling. K Ravi Kumar, Jharkhand’s Chief Electoral Officer, highlighted the active political engagement of women voters. Interestingly, women voters outnumbered men in 32 constituencies, including those of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and former Chief Minister Champai Soren. Congress leader Rajesh Thakur remarked, …

Still a man’s world: Haryana political parties shy away from fielding women
3 months, 1 week ago

Still a man’s world: Haryana political parties shy away from fielding women

Hindustan Times  

Fifty-one women candidates have been fielded by major political parties for the October 5 elections of the 90-member Haryana Vidhan Sabha, the battlefield from where former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had begun her illustrious political journey in 1977. Now, as over 2 crore voters of Haryana are gearing up for the elections of the 15th Vidhan Sabha, ruling BJP’s …

Do women prefer the BJP/NDA over other parties?
4 months ago

Do women prefer the BJP/NDA over other parties?

The Hindu  

The role of women voters in Indian elections has become a matter of discussion and analysis over the past decade. Table 3 shows the share of women voters in States where the BJP/NDA gained support among them in the 2024 general elections. Click to subscribe to our Data newsletter The UPA/INDIA bloc gained support among women voters across many States. …

Women in Indian Politics: A story that has changed little over the years
6 months ago

Women in Indian Politics: A story that has changed little over the years

Firstpost  

Making just 13.63 per cent of the elected strength, the 18th Lok Sabha will comprise only 74 women compared to 469 men, even lower than the previous House India recently concluded its 2024 general elections, which took place in seven phases—from April 19 to June 1—to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Making just 13.63 per cent of …

India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?
6 months, 1 week ago

India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?

Al Jazeera  

The pitch was clear — the results mixed for Modi’s BJP. Critics point out that semiformal and informal sectors dominate when it comes to India’s labour force – offering far fewer protections to workers, especially women. Overall, India’s female labour participation ratio has fallen in recent years – meaning that fewer women are even seeking employment. Women’s Reservation Bill: Passed …

How women candidates fared in Maharashtra this Lok Sabha election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How women candidates fared in Maharashtra this Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

Of the 109 women candidates who contested the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, only seven of them got elected to the Parliament. The heavyweights who lost include Bharati Pawar from Dindori, the BJP’s Pankaja Munde, daughter of late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, from Beed, Navneet Rana from Amravati and Sunetra Pawar from Baramati. After getting declared the winner, Mr. …

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

In the video, Sanjna Jatav is dancing to Rajasthani folk music. Her priorities are clear, she tells me on the phone: “Higher education for women who otherwise drop out because they aren’t allowed to attend co-ed institutions.” Despite the well-deserved euphoria of individual victories, the new Lok Sabha looks depressingly like the old Lok Sabha in one significant way: The …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP’s sustained loss in women’s vote
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP’s sustained loss in women’s vote

The Hindu  

As Table 1 shows, 37% men and 36% women voted for the BJP this time. During the 2019 general elections, the BJP’s success was linked to its popular welfare schemes, particularly those that targeted women voters. Second, the BJP was known as a party of the socially privileged sections and thus had a somewhat skewed social support base. In other …

Delhi’s women voters weigh the pros and cons of election promises
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi’s women voters weigh the pros and cons of election promises

The Hindu  

Twenty-one-year-old Sonia, who is still on the job hunt despite recently completing courses offering specialisations in both computers and salon services, says that her vote on Saturday will go to the party that will ensure financial independence for women. “We keep hearing about schemes to empower women, like Aam Aadmi Party’s promise to give ₹1,000 to women every month. In …

OPINION | NAARI SHAKTI: WHY WOMEN VOTERS PREFER MODI
7 months ago

OPINION | NAARI SHAKTI: WHY WOMEN VOTERS PREFER MODI

India TV News  

After addressing election rallies in Bihar on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega Naari Shakti Samvaad event at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit College in Varanasi. Modi said, women as 'Matri Shakti' have always been the mainstay of India's cultural ethos. Modi told women voters how his government ensured big savings for women despite inflation. In his speech focussing on …

Lucknow is known for iconic women, but no females in its poll arena
7 months ago

Lucknow is known for iconic women, but no females in its poll arena

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The city famous for its culture, mannerisms and language is also known for its prominent women faces through the course of history. But as time went by, women’s representation in Lucknow politics declined gradually when it came to Lok Sabha elections. At a time when Lok Sabha passed the women’s reservation bill seeking 33% representation of women in the …

BJD, BJP vie for women voters to tip the scales in Odisha
7 months ago

BJD, BJP vie for women voters to tip the scales in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

At the heart of the contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal in Odisha is the scramble for winning over the women voters who, leaders of both the parties admit, are key to determining the poll outcome in the state. Women voters have outnumbered men in turnout since 2000, and this is perceived as a key …

Danam Seeks Women Support for Congress
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Danam Seeks Women Support for Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Congress candidate for the Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency Danam Nagender urged women to support Congress in Lok Sabha elections which is implementing several women-centric welfare schemes since it came to power in the state in December 2023. All India Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba, Khairatabad incharge P. Vijaya Reddy, and the party's women leaders participated in sammelan which saw …

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Only three women elected to Lok Sabha from Himachal till date, just two in fray this time

The Hindu  

Only three women have made it to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in the past 72 years and this time, just two are in the fray. At present, women constitute about 49% of the total voters in the State but representation is not even one fourth and this is a cause of serious concern," said Ramesh Chauhan, head of …

Women voters deciding factor in Ballari seat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Women voters deciding factor in Ballari seat

New Indian Express  

BALLARI: For the undivided Ballari Schedule Tribe reserved Lok Sabha constituency, women will be the deciding factor. Of the total electorate of 18,77,751 in the constituency, women voters are 9,51,522 and men voters 9,25,961. Both Congress candidate E Tukaram and BJP’s B Sriramulu are trying to woo women voters. A political analyst, Shridhar Reddy, said that the constituency has around …

Elections 2024: How the BJP wins over women voters
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Elections 2024: How the BJP wins over women voters

Hindustan Times  

India has experienced a decade of political churning. However, in Congress–aligned households, only 68% of women followed men’s political preferences, with 25% aligning themselves with the rival BJP instead. The BJP’s traction among women was also pronounced in Uttar Pradesh, as evidenced by community-specific, gender-disaggregated patterns from exit polls conducted by Axis-MyIndia in that state’s 2022 assembly elections. Despite Hindutva’s …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged while PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for “select people” in Odisha. Women constituted only 8% of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender …

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu
8 months ago

The missing women in Indian politics - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Phase 1 of the General Elections 2024 is over. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, women were only 9% of the candidates. In Uttar Pradesh, with 80 parliamentary seats, the first phase has seen only seven women contesting compared to 80 men. Rajasthan, with 25 Lok Sabha seats, has 10 women candidates, while Gujarat with 26 seats has so far …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress woos women; announces ‘Nari Nyay’ guarantee as part of its manifesto
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress woos women; announces ‘Nari Nyay’ guarantee as part of its manifesto

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on March 13 announced five ‘Nari Nyay’ guarantees, promising a direct annual deposit of ₹1 lakh into the bank accounts of poor women, and 50% reservation in all new recruitments in Central government jobs if his party is voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a ‘mahila sammelan’ in Maharashtra’s Dhule district as …

Women To Help BJP Win 12 LS Seats in TS: Aruna
9 months, 1 week ago

Women To Help BJP Win 12 LS Seats in TS: Aruna

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana's BJP leadership anticipates securing at least 12 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming elections, fuelled by substantial backing from women voters, said BJP vice-president D.K. Encouraging women to wield their influence by ensuring a resounding victory for BJP candidates, Aruna asserted that the realisation of 33 per cent reservation for women in politics would materialise …

BJP to take on Mamata Banerjee’s women-centric poll agenda in Bengal?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP to take on Mamata Banerjee’s women-centric poll agenda in Bengal?

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the Bhartiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha in West Bengal on 7 March. However, with the Sandeshkhali incidences that brought to attention the alleged sexual atrocities by TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh, might have put the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party in the defensive. In keeping with the saffron party's women-centric poll agenda …

Women's power surges in political landscape
1 year ago

Women's power surges in political landscape

Hindustan Times  

It is being seen as a significant step forward for women in politics that they are emerging as a crucial voting bloc in elections, and the recent assembly elections proved this in spades. In Madhya Pradesh, which saw a stunning BJP victory despite all predictions of how anti-incumbency would hobble the state government, women who comprise 48.20% of the 53.9 …

India’s women voters will surpass male voters in 2029 Lok Sabha polls: Report
1 year ago

India’s women voters will surpass male voters in 2029 Lok Sabha polls: Report

Live Mint  

A major shift in India's electoral landscape is anticipated by the end of this decade. A report by the SBI has claimed that women voters in India will surpass male voters from 2029 onwards. In the upcoming general election in 2024, the SBI report has projected a total voter turnout of around 68 crore, of which women voters could be …

Rajasthan: The BJP’s gambit pays off
1 year ago

Rajasthan: The BJP’s gambit pays off

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The fact that Rajasthan’s voters like change every five years is almost a truism of Indian politics. There is no doubt that the deep factional divide within the party’s state unit, between Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, who has remained unhappy for five years for being denied what he thought was his rightful claim to the CM’s seat, eroded …

Assembly election results: How BJP’s gambit paid off in Rajasthan
1 year ago

Assembly election results: How BJP’s gambit paid off in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

The fact that Rajasthan’s voters like change every five years is almost a truism of Indian politics. Rajasthan BJP leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje celebrating the party’s victory in the assembly elections with her supporters in Jaipur on Sunday. It was not to be, for as Sunday’s results showed, the BJP won comfortably, despite not having projected any …

Assembly election results: How BJP’s gambit paid off in Rajasthan
1 year ago

Assembly election results: How BJP’s gambit paid off in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

The fact that Rajasthan’s voters like change every five years is almost a truism of Indian politics. Rajasthan BJP leader and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje celebrating the party’s victory in the assembly elections with her supporters in Jaipur on Sunday. It was not to be, for as Sunday’s results showed, the BJP won comfortably, despite not having projected any …

Politics and sexism: What have parties really done on women empowerment?
1 year, 3 months ago

Politics and sexism: What have parties really done on women empowerment?

India Today  

“The problem is that when a woman is attacked, she gets attacked for her character, but never for her policymaking,” Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani. There were ludicrous claims of a tunnel running between her and a senior leader's home, writes journalist Nidhi Sharma in her recently published book ‘She, The Leader -- Women in Indian Politics’. Also, …

‘Daily Sops’ on Air for Women: It’s Prime Time for BJP, Cong Schemes Ahead of MP, Raj Polls - News18
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Daily Sops’ on Air for Women: It’s Prime Time for BJP, Cong Schemes Ahead of MP, Raj Polls - News18

News 18  

Women voters more so. Listen to know@_pallavighosh with details#GasCylinder #PMModi | @AnushaSoni23 pic.twitter.com/DgtI7q0OfQ — News18 August 30, 2023 WOO-MANIA In the upcoming polls in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, both the BJP and Congress are in a race to announce more sops for women. For example, in Madhya Pradesh, Congress chief and CM aspirant Kamal Nath launched the ‘Nari Samman Yojana’, …

MP govt hikes aid, 35% reservation in govt jobs for women ahead of Rakhi
1 year, 3 months ago

MP govt hikes aid, 35% reservation in govt jobs for women ahead of Rakhi

Live Mint  

Days ahead of Rakhsha Bandhan festival, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 27 August raised the financial aid given to women in the Ladli Behna Scheme from ₹1,000 to ₹1,250 per month, reported news agency PTI. Apart from this, the MP CM also announced 35 percent reservation for them in government jobs and said cooking gas cylinders will …

‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ | Madhya Pradesh CM launches scheme for women with eye on polls
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ | Madhya Pradesh CM launches scheme for women with eye on polls

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday reached out to women in the BJP-ruled State by launching a scheme to provide ₹1,000 monthly aid and slammed the previous Congress Government for "stopping" welfare measures meant for women, months ahead of the Assembly polls. "The Kamal Nath Government stopped the 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana' for 15 months after coming …

Male voters take BJP to a landslide victory in Gujarat
2 years ago

Male voters take BJP to a landslide victory in Gujarat

The Hindu  

When a party posts a landslide victory, its vote among most social sections also ordinarily records an increase. Yet, in BJP’s victory in the Gujarat Assembly election recently, we can note an extra share of men voters. Improved figures However, in comparison to 2017, the performance of the BJP has improved significantly among male voters, with the party registering a …

Why more women voted for the BJP in 2022 elections | Analysis
2 years, 9 months ago

Why more women voted for the BJP in 2022 elections | Analysis

India Today  

The story of women voting in India has added one more puzzle for social scientists to decipher. In many states too, the party gained some advantage with women voters - the trend was very visible in the 2020 Bihar and 2021 Assam assembly elections. Very simply, learn from leaders such as Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar, and make concerted outreach …

Women voters behind BJP big victory in U.P.
2 years, 9 months ago

Women voters behind BJP big victory in U.P.

The Hindu  

The women’s vote in Uttar Pradesh has clearly emerged as a crucial determining factor behind the BJP’s comfortable victory. Lokniti’s post-poll survey data affirms that the BJP managed a huge vote lead of 13 percentage points over SP+ among women voters. The BJP’s lead over the SP alliance was the sharpest amongst the youngest and the oldest women voters. In …

Mahila + Yojana: How BJP Rode the New M-Y wave in Uttar Pradesh Elections
2 years, 9 months ago

Mahila + Yojana: How BJP Rode the New M-Y wave in Uttar Pradesh Elections

News 18  

The old caste and community based M-Y equation, it seems, has given way to the new governance-based M-Y model of appealing to the voters in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. In Shankargarh village of Jhansi in Bundelkhand, 19-year-old Khusboo Rajput said, “Abhi poore gaon ki ladkiyan jati hain bahar padhne, pehle ek bhi nahin jaati thi, yahan tak ke gaon …

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