Three Factors Explain Narendra Modi’s Popularity Among Educated Voters, Says Article in The Economist

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Class politics, economics and elite admiration for strongman rule are the three factors that explain the popularity of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi among educated voters, a piece in The Economist has said. According to the article, PM Modi bucks the trend among populist leaders worldwide when it comes to approval ratings among educated voters. “After the previous general election, in 2019, Lokniti, a pollster, found that around 42% of Indians with a degree supported Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, while around 35% of those with only a primary-school education did. Polls conducted after state elections in 2023 confirm the...