ISAS Briefs

There will be eight Assembly elections in India in 2018, followed by the national elections in 2019. Much of what will transpire in 2018 in the areas of politics and governance will largely be dictated by the elections. Unlike the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election in 2017, where the Bharatiya Janata Party won a crushing victory, the elections in 2018 are all likely to be much closer. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi still enjoys high approval ratings, the opposition would be looking to exploit the rural discontent in large parts of the country.