India’s Successful Democracy –
India’s clear-cut election mandate gave a boost
to supporters of democracy. Record voter turnout (similar turnout figures for both men and women) and popular vote (no electoral
college nonsense) decided the unequivocal winner (Narendra Modi) and the
opposition leader (Rahul Gandhi) promptly accepted defeat. It is quite amazing that
a relatively poor country is able to do such a great job of reflecting the people’s will in this troubled and highly polarized era.
Great Charts: India general election 2019: What happened?