Indian election heats up
Amid heatwaves in the Indian capital of New Delhi, the world’s biggest election is raising the temperature even higher. The temperature in the Indian capital on the morning of April 18 reached 107 degrees, and the sun blazed like a furnace.
In the political corridors, however, the sweat wasn’t just from the heat, but from the fervent preparation for and in anticipation of the election results.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, the current ruling party, aggressively prepared for the 2024 general election months ago but the other regional and national parties still seem to be preparing while the election has started in the country.
The Washington Blade traveled to New Delhi and witnessed the political party’s campaign and preparations. Home Minister Amit Shah, representing the BJP, was aggressively campaigning in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat state.
