Ripples in the states

Jayaram Jayalalitha (L), leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), attends a public rally during election campaigning in Chennai on May 11, 2016, ahead of state assembly elections in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on May 16. / AFP.

THE world’s largest democracy is at work again. Four Indian states (and a territory) held elections this past week. And believe me when I say this is no small affair.

West Bengal for example has a population of more than 90 million and Tamil Nadu’s is estimated at 70 million. Mind you, neither is among India’s three most populous states (Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar).