Paper
Louise Tillin, Milan Vaishnav, Andy Robaina
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In The Media
Myth That India’s Muslims Vote Differently
Results from pre-election survey on the priorities of Indian voters debunk common myths about trends in Indian elections.
Published on Mar 14, 2014
Source: Bloomberg TV’s Political Capital
The nonprofit Lok Foundation has carried out a multi-year survey of 65,000 households, aimed at understanding the social and political changes under way in India right now. Carnegie’s Milan Vaishnav spoke to Bloomberg TV, saying that that data reveals a number of common misperceptions about Indian voting trends. For example, he explaiend that the data shows that it is a myth that bad economics are rewarded by the voter.
About the Author
Milan Vaishnav
Director and Senior Fellow, South Asia Program
Milan Vaishnav is a senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program and the host of the Grand Tamasha podcast at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His primary research focus is the political economy of India, and he examines issues such as corruption and governance, state capacity, distributive politics, and electoral behavior. He also conducts research on the Indian diaspora.
- Delimitation After Defeat: India’s Unfinished Debate Over Representation
- India and a Changing Global Order: Foreign Policy in the Trump 2.0 EraResearch
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Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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