Narrow margins


Trying their luck: This photograph taken last month shows election posters of India’s Makkal Needhi Maiam party lining a street in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, ahead of India’s upcoming general elections. — AFP

THE 2019 Lok Sabha elections in India were a testament to the art of winning by a whisker. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with its juggernaut-like electoral machinery, emerged victorious, clinching a resounding ... 303 seats.

However, beneath this victory lay a narrative of razor-thin margins and strategic manoeuvring that underscored the intricacies of India’s democratic process. At the heart of BJP’s electoral triumph were 40 constituencies where victory was secured by margins of less than 50,000 votes.

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