In Conversation with Yogendra Yadav: How does the Opposition’s role change in an ‘electoral autocracy’? | In Focus Podcast
Political scientist Yogendra Yadav discusses the challenges faced by India's Opposition parties in an environment described as an 'electoral autocracy'. He advocates for a shift from traditional electoral contestation to a 'politics of resistance'.
Why it matters
The discussion highlights critical debates regarding the health of democratic institutions and the strategic evolution of political opposition in India.
In recent years, democracy research institutes have been categorising India as a ‘partly free’ democracy, with the V-Dem Institute of the University of Gothenburg classifying India as an “electoral autocracy” from as far back as 2019.
For India’s Opposition parties, will the business-as-usual electoral politics suffice in an ‘electoral autocracy’, especially when they can go longer count on a level playing field?
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