How INDIA Has Set The Electoral Tone: It Is Time To Vote

What would you like your country to be named: India or Bharat? The debate was triggered by the invites for the G20 dinner, hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, in the name of 바카라�President of Bharat바카라�. Already, the NCERT has suggested changing the name 바카라�India바카라� to 바카라�Bharat바카라� in school textbooks. But what will such a change entail? Will it be accepted by all citizens? What will be the financial cost of such a change?

Many experts believe that the Union government got worked up by the emergence of the new opposition coalition with the acronym 바카라�INDIA바카라� (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance)바카라�more so, as state elections were round the corner as well as the Lok Sabha elections in 2024바카라�and tried to counter this alliance by suggesting 바카라�Bharat바카라� as the country바카라�s official name.

We examine the two issues emanating from this controversy: the 바카라�India, that is Bharat바카라� discourse, and more importantly, the ongoing elections in five states. For instance, in Madhya Pradesh, the key vote bank that both the BJP as well as the 바카라�INDIA바카라� alliance is trying to covet is the Adivasi community. In Rajasthan, we look at how caste and community politics have always decided the winner. Though issues related to water, electricity and roads are discussed, after the elections, the winner always forgets these critical concerns. In Telangana, unemployment is a burning issue, and thousands of people have been protesting on the streets.

But it will not be easy for the 바카라�INDIA바카라� alliance to take on a confident BJP. That바카라�s because the country바카라�s experience with such rainbow coalition governments has been bad. But many experts still believe that the 바카라�INDIA바카라� alliance has been able to set the electoral tone to shape the political narrative. It remains to be seen whether India or Bharat will win the hearts of the people of the nation.

(This appeared in the magazine as 'It is time to vote')