BONUS EPISODE IN ENGLISH - Explaining the Election Result: Interview with Prof. Mukherji

Shownotes Interview with Prof. Mukherji in English Political Science Department Uni Heidelberg https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/sai/pol/index_en.html IPMIE https://indiaelectionmonitor.org/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/milliarden.stimmen?utm_source=qr&igsh=MXM2bm00YmY0NHN2eQ== Linktree https://linktr.ee/milliardenstimmen Contact: Milliarden.stimmen@sai.uni-heidelberg.de Time Stamps (00:00-02:00) Introduction in German (02:00-03:47) Introduction in English (03:47-13:30) Interview start: Can you summarize the results? (13:30-19:30) How do you explain the results? (19:30-25:00) How did the opposition perform during the election campaign? (25:00-29:10) Will the democratic backsliding in India continue? (29:10-34:00) Can a NDA government be stable for the next five years? (34:00-38:30) Can the INDIA coalition stay united? (38:30-44:11) Did the results surprise you? (44:11-53:04) Were the elections free and fair? Corrections: The INDIA Alliance stands for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. Rahul Gandhi is not the president of the Congress. The president of the Congress is Mallikarjun Kharge. But Kharge has supported R. Gandhi in being a candidate for the Prime Minister position. This episode was recorded and cut by Mathias O'Mahony Thanks to our whole team: Ahsan, Alice, Immi, Prateek, Kate, Saba, Sheryl, Sonali, Sumitran, Shubham, Matias, Johanna, Johnny, Devyani, Amna, Dieter, Niklas, Käthe, Souru, Amrita, Kushagra, Tara, Chaaru, Deborah, David, Muhammed, Markus and Dunya