Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
In April and May 2024, India will hold the largest elections in recorded history. Over six weeks, nearly 950 million voters will be eligible to exercise their franchise and determine the composition of the next government as well as the fate of incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). India Elects 2024 presents sober, data-driven research and analysis from the world’s best young India scholars on the key drivers animating this massive democratic exercise. The initiative takes readers beyond the horse race, focusing on deeper questions about India’s political economy.
Indians will vote in general elections in April–May 2024, for the first time in five years. The 2024 election will be the largest democratic exercise in history. India has the most expensive elections in the world, surpassing even the United States.
By offering women norm-compliant ways to engage with politics, the ruling BJP has reversed its historic disadvantage with women.
India will soon hold the largest national election in recorded history and it is likely to keep Prime Minister Narendra Modi in office for a third term. The last ten years in India’s history have witnessed conspicuous transformations. What do the next five years hold for India’s trajectory?
In the lead-up to the general elections, India’s rising status on the world stage is a big win for Modi in the eyes of many Indian voters.
Despite the progress on women’s turnout heading into the 2024 elections, a persistent gender gap colors many other forms of political engagement.
Despite wide vote swings and party switching from election to election, India’s 2024 contest may well be decided by the substantial segment of partisan loyalists who offer unwavering support to their parties.
Social media and messaging have become influential in Indian electoral politics—but they’re no replacement for in-person campaigning.
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