Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Although the Narendra Modi government said it will “re-examine” and “re-consider” the sedition law, its apparent change of heart is unconvincing.

While the ban applies only to the state of Karnataka, the court ruling could set a precedent for the rest of the country.

Winning four of five state assembly elections, the party is comfortably positioned for national elections in 2024.

However, its principal challenger, the Samajwadi Party, could still stage an upset.

Protesting farmers forced Modi to repeal controversial farm laws last year. Will they defeat him now in the state assembly election?

This is an old promise that parties and politicians repeat every election. Will voters be impressed?

‘Trads,’ or traditionalists, are highly radicalized members of the Hindutva hate machine who are openly calling for the genocide of Muslims.

Multi-phase assembly elections will give parties with deeper pockets like the BJP an undue advantage.

Its principal rival, the Samajwadi Party, has stitched together alliances with parties representing the Backward Castes, Dalits, and Muslims.

The apex court intervention relates to calls for genocide of Indian Muslims made at a Hindu religious conclave last month.

The expected victory of Yogi Adityanath in India’s most populous state, offers valuable lessons abut the BJP’s aspirations for national hegemony and an ethnic democracy.