? ||Age Divide in Indian Politics||
For long, Indias political parties and their leaders searched for the elusive youth vote without success. Young Indians were less likely to turnout at the polling booths, and they were no more likely to favour one political formation over the other. Political analysts thus concluded that age is not a dividing line in Indian politics. More than age, caste, class, region and religion shape how young Indians engage in the electoral arena, the conventional wisdom held. This changed with the arrival of Narendra Modi on the political centre stage.
In 2014, the turnout among the younger voters (18-25 years) was higher than the overall turnout and this segment overwhelmingly voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), post-poll surveys suggest. The data from 2019 elections indicates a similar trend.
As the median age of the Indian voter falls in the coming years, the importance of the youth vote will only increase. Data from the YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial survey suggests the age divide in political views is sharpening, with the post-millennial generation (aged 23 years or below) appearing to chart a different path compared to older age-groups.
The survey showed that post-millennials or the GenZ were most critical of government action on some of the contentious issues - such as the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAA) and the abrogation of Article 370 - that have polarized Indian society and led to protests and judicial challenges over the past year.
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? ||Age Divide in Indian Politics|| For long, Indias political parties and their leaders searched for the elusive youth vote without success. Young Indians were less likely to turnout at the polling booths, and they were no more likely to favour one political formation over the other. Political analysts thus concluded that age is not a dividing line in Indian politics. More than age, caste, class, region and religion shape how young Indians engage in the electoral arena, the conventional wisdom held. This changed with the arrival of Narendra Modi on the political centre stage. In 2014, the turnout among the younger voters (18-25 years) was higher than the overall turnout and this segment overwhelmingly voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), post-poll surveys suggest. The data from 2019 elections indicates a similar trend. As the median age of the Indian voter falls in the coming years, the importance of the youth vote will only increase. Data from the YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial survey suggests the age divide in political views is sharpening, with the post-millennial generation (aged 23 years or below) appearing to chart a different path compared to older age-groups. The survey showed that post-millennials or the GenZ were most critical of government action on some of the contentious issues - such as the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAA) and the abrogation of Article 370 - that have polarized Indian society and led to protests and judicial challenges over the past year. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/will-india-s-genz-chart-a-new-political-path-11597647859815.html