700 Million Voters Strong.
From the left: BJP's LK Advani & Narender Modil. From the right: Congress' Sonya Ganhi and Prime Minster Manmohan Singh
The world’s largest democracy is holdng elections this month (April 30th in Gujarat). To be honest, I knew nothing of Indian politics before moving here. But over the past 8 months, I’ve picked upon the key players, parties and issues. It’s incredible how in a month’s time 700+ million come out and vote. I’m always amazed about how in India things that seem impossible always find a way to work out.
I’d blog about it…but Hamsa, a fellow fellow, did it perfectly on our AIF blog:
http://aifservicecorps.blogspot.com/2009/04/rock-vote-by-hamsa-subramaniam_9881.html
In addition, check out these BBC blogs for basic but helpful information on India’s elections:
Election Quick Guide: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7938369.stm
Profile of Main Players: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7940666.stm
Battle Ground Maps: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7968638.stm
Election in Numbers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7972675.stm
finding rickshaw. 