Ep16: Largest Show of Democracy - Indian Elections Part I with Sandip Ghose

After three fiery months of nonstop politicking, the grandest show of democracy in human history, is finally drawing to a close. With the elections almost over and the results less than 10 days away, uncertainty regarding the poll outcome will continue until 4th June, when it will be announced, although exit polls on 1st June after the final phase should provide some clarity on the likely results. 
This general election has been reduced to a choice between the well oiled election power house the BJP qua the NDA and an assemble cast of misfits. It was freely contested, by and large seamless in execution at the administrative level, and digital, that it has now firmly established itself as the gold standard globally. So, what is the state of play as we enter the last phase of polling and what can we expect post 4th June when the dust settles and the elected constituents get to the grind. To discuss that and much more in this podcast we have Mr. Sandip Ghose who is a writer, political affairs Commentator and can see him in various debates and talk shows like the Sunday Club with Advaita Kala. 

This is Part I where we looked at the overall electoral process leading up to the election, during the six phases, the challenges and the campaigning by political parties.