‘Elections have never been fought on electoral issues; it’s always about a personality.’

All Indians Matter

Over the past decade, Indian politics has seen systemic changes with the changing nature of the electorate, the expansion of political competition in one sense and its shrinking in the other, the use of tools like social media and the decline of old political constants. As India approached another general election, we took a look at how Indian politics is changing and what lies ahead. This episode was recorded before the election and may, therefore, seem out of sync with the present in some parts. However, the insights Abhimanyu Bhatiya, co-founder of the School Of Politics and veteran campaign strategist, offered to All Indians Matter are very relevant even today.