Despite being called as world’s most popular democratic leader, Modi’s party and alliance only got votes from 16% of total population(in exact numbers :- 235,974,144 out of 1.4Billion people of which 70% of population were eligible for 2024 elections).
If we look at the percentage of eligible adults: 24.3% voted for Modi’s party
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Factors causing this :-
first past the post system instead of proporational representation amplies this issue .
( Despite opposition party getting 21.19voting %, they only won 99 seats in Congress/parliament whereas Modi’s party with just 36.56 voting% won 240 seats)
2)A large number of eligible voters not voting is also a reason
Despite being called as world’s most popular democratic leader, Modi’s party and alliance only got votes from 16% of total population(in exact numbers :- 235,974,144 out of 1.4Billion people of which 70% of population were eligible for 2024 elections). If we look at the percentage of eligible adults: 24.3% voted for Modi’s party . Factors causing this :-
2)A large number of eligible voters not voting is also a reason
It’s reassuring to know the UK has competition for the most broken pseudo-democracy.
First past the Post system of democracy is one of the biggest scams in the world