Shivam Vij is a wellknown Indian political analyst and commentator Shivam, who goes by the handle @DilliDurAst on social media and describes himself as an election tourists, often travelling in different parts of India to witness elections.

Shivam joins us on TPE to discuss the on ground trends during the Indian Elections, How the Indian media got it wrong, how big a factor was Modi, what did Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition get right, Political Framing, the Muslim Block vote, the Pakistan factor and more.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:36 On Ground Trends in Indian Elections
3:12 How did the Indian Media get their predictions wrong
7:10 Is the Mainstream Media in India dominated by Urban Centres?
15:00 Lamp post elections; how big a factor is Modi
20:00 Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Joro Yatra and the Opposition
33:40 Framing on the Media and Political Narratives
37:00 Coalition, Development and Secularism
40:00 Muslim Block Voting
45:30 The Dalit Factor
48:30 Overton Window
53:00 Pakistan factor in the Indian Elections
54:50 Audience Questions