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The 2024 election has bucked the trend of the last 10 years, in the sense of an absence of any wave or public anger, the experts agreed. What has hit the country instead is a sense of discontent, which, the Opposition has failed to capitalize on.
This election had started with some issues but deviated from them soon enough. The BJP had started the polls with a focus on national issues, but ended up responding to the Opposition agenda including change in constitution, said Sanjay Kumar, psephologist from CSDS.
But barring the noise on social media, there is also the silent majority that makes up is mind about which way to go even before the election begins. Asked whether the Opposition has got got sidetracked and misled by the illusion created by social media, Mr Tiwari agreed.
“One has to think what is the issue at the heart of every election,” he said.
“People vote for the bright future of themselves and their children… There are two key sections missing from the social media chatter – women and the beneficiaries of welfare projects. These are the two sections who have decided which way many of the elections went,” he added.
Source: Tough Fight, No Sweep, Victory At A Cost: NDTV Scans Battleground