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Big victory for Prime Minister Modi in India 🇮🇳 state elections. Its time the West appreciates the strength of Indian democracy!
BJP has won a massive victory in state elections in West Bengal and Assam. The turn out was extraordinary high, more than 90%, far above normal participation in European and American elections. With a population of 106 million West Bengal is much larger than any nation in the European Union, so this matters!
The result should give western media a pause. They very often present prime minister Modi as a threat to democracy and his policies as some sort of Hindu extremism. The reality is exactly the opposite. Indian is not only the worlds largest democracy in size - its also one of the most solid in content because its not a western transplant but rooted in Indian traditions and history.
Yesterday’s election produced surprising results in West Bengal and Kerala and a shocking one in Tamil Nadu. Still the losers accept defeat. The turn out is high. There is close to zero violence. Every citizen get the ballot papers - even in the most remote places. The right to free speech is uncontested and Indians use it widely.
When BJP performed below expectations in the 2024 parliament elections, many western media wrote as if it was the beginning of the end for Modiji. Since then the BJP has won state elections in Odisha, Haryana, Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar - and now Assam and West Bengal. What a revenge!
At a time when democracy is threatened in the US and European democracies struggle to deliver, we should look to India for inspiration not fear!

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