1. Modi’s third-term government faces a third-year drift, with Election Commission under sharper scrutiny

Modi’s third-term government faces a third-year drift, with Election Commission under sharper scrutiny

India

  • In a ThePrint National Interest column, journalist and ThePrint Founder-Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta argues that Indian governments often face political drift in their third year.
  • Gupta cites the Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and PV Narasimha Rao governments as examples of this pattern.
  • He argues the Modi government is now facing its own third-year challenges, including concerns around the Election Commission.
  • Gupta says restoring public trust in the Election Commission should be a priority for the Modi government.

Source: theprint.in

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