Good economics is good politics; India’s state elections prove this
The BJP's recent state election wins should encourage the government as it proves that good economics is being rewarded by voters. After a month-long, fractious and often ill-tempered campaign during which some pundits forecast doom for the BJP, the ruling party in Gujarat emerged victorious with 99 seats in a House of 182 – winning a sixth straight term in office. The election was important. A jolt in Gujarat would have undermined Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reforms agenda to make deep and fundamental changes in governance and [...]