India Elections: Can BJP secure victory across crucial states?

By Staff Reporter
As the battle for the Lok Sabha formally kicks off in India, Prime Minister Modi has set the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the larger NDA alliance an ambitious target. 370 seats for the BJP (it currently has 303) and 400 plus for the NDA. These are the numbers that BJP leaders are repeating at every public meeting and every possible forum. The reality is that adding 67 seats to its own tally from 2019 won’t be that easy for the BJP.
I recently wrote a column explaining how the party would not only have to retain states where is has maxed out already but also gain seats in newer battlegrounds like the southern states. Which perhaps explains why the BJP is sewing up alliances and aggressively wooing former allies back into the NDA fold.