“Not like the old times: BJP’s feeble victory in Rajasthan (Part II)”, Swarajyamag, December 8, 2023:
The 2023 assembly elections in Rajasthan were an assemblage of close contests spanning diverse regions and demographics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a simple majority on the back of rigorous grassroots campaigning and the draw of its star campaigners led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As the map below shows, the BJP made strong gains in the Jaipur division and performed well in Udaipur and Jodhpur regions, even in the face of a surprisingly feisty show by the Congress and tight, three-way fights in dozens of seats with rebels, local parties, and independents.
In the end, the BJP won because it made strong gains in some regions, offsetting its losses in others…….”
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