Will Modi become PM once again in 2024?
It’s “almost inevitable” that Narendra Modi and the BJP will win a third consecutive term in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, according to a commentary in the UK publication The Guardian.
The writer Hannah Ellis-Petersen claims that a hattrick is “almost inevitable” given the party’s recent victories in the state elections of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, as well as Prime Minister Modi’s enormous popularity and contentious subjects like the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
The piece pointed out that PM Modi himself did not hesitate to predict that “this hat-trick has guaranteed the 2024 victory” following assembly victories in three states.
Political analysts generally agree that a victory for Modi and the BJP is the “most plausible outcome” in the current political climate in India, Ellis-Peterson wrote in the column. She also noted that the nationalist agenda of the BJP and the popularity of the prime minister as a political strongman continue to appeal to the majority of the population, especially in the heartland.
Since Modi was elected (PM) in 2021, the country’s machinery has been significantly tilted in favour of the BJP at both the state and federal levels.
The anti-incumbency wave that propelled PM Modi to power in 2014 also played a major role in his victory for re-election in 2019, Ellis-Petersen wrote. “India’s airstrikes against Pakistan following a terrorist incident a few months prior to the polls created a storm of national security sentiment in his favour.”
She did, however, note in her article that it was “unclear” whether the BJP would be able to replicate its resounding mandate from 2019.
The editorial stated that the party’s stance in the two states that matter most, Bihar and Maharashtra, is still unclear and that voting patterns could be impacted by things like “jobs and inflation.”
PM Modi’s “role in elevating India as a global power – be that in international politics or in its recent its moon landing in August” was praised in the column.
Prior to the general elections, the column stated that “one of the biggest issues likely to dominate the BJP’s agenda” was the grand opening of the Ram Temple by Prime Minister Modi on January 22. The article stated that a nationwide celebration is anticipated for the “fanfare” around the temple’s eventual inauguration.
The BJP’s national vice president, Baijayant Panda, was mentioned in the piece as expressing the party’s extreme confidence in its chances of winning the Lok Sabha elections. He elaborated that the BJP inclined to attribute the confidence in part to “the Modi premium.”
Is Modi going to lose in 2024?
There will be no fair play in the 2024 competition. Without a doubt, the main strategic goal of the 2024 conflict is to completely destroy Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party; nevertheless, in order to do so, it will be important to comprehend and address Modi’s durability.
