Modi’s BJP set for a landslide in state polls in India’s Gujarat
Al JazeeraDec 24, 2022
The Facts
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a record landslide victory in PM Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat as Thursday's election results showed it received 156 seats out of 182 — a more than 80% majority and the highest of any party in the state's history.
Despite retaining its 27-year control in Gujarat, the BJP lost to its main opposition, the Congress Party, in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.
The Spin
Left narrative
Unfortunately, hate continues to win in Gujarat. Modi has engrained Islamophobia into state policy and employed it to color people's votes, despite obvious and growing dissatisfaction with his politics. This is a dangerous time for Muslims in Gujarat as the BJP only stokes hatred and division.
Right narrative
The patriotic people of Gujarat delivered a decisive victory to the BJP and PM Modi’s agenda of development. Amid the celebrations, however, were the loud voices of the opposition, who can't seem to accept fair and democratic elections when those elections don't go their way.
