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Title:

BJPs Demographic Dividend in the 2014 General Elections: An Empirical Analysis

Authors:

Basu, Deepankar
Misra, Kartik

Year of Publication:

2014

Series/Report no.:

Working Paper No. 2014-06

Publisher:

University of Massachusetts, Department of Economics, Amherst, MA

Abstract:

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the 2014 General Elections in India and emerged as a single party with absolute majority, a result not witnessed since 1984. Not only did it win a majority of seats, it also managed to increase its vote share in almost all states between 2009 and 2014. Using state-level data, we show that BJPs extraordinary poll results relied crucially on attracting young, especially first time, electors.

Subjects:

Election
India
states

JEL:

D72
R19

Document Type:

Working Paper

Appears in Collections:

Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts

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