New Delhi
In three weeks, 183 million Indians will be called to the polls to elect their deputies in five states. These legislative elections look like a mid-term test for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A defeat for his party, the BJP, would be a personal setback. Uttar Pradesh in particular, with more than 200 million inhabitants, is the most populated region of the country. These five states should live to the rhythm of meetings. Instead, it's dead calm. On January 8, the electoral commission banned all gatherings for a week, a ban which it extended until Saturday. A rare decision in this nation where elections are sacrosanct, and which speaks volumes about the doubt that besets the authorities:is the country ready to face the third wave carried by the Omicron variant? Authorities recorded 282,000 cases on January 19, five times more in two weeks. The test positivity rate has exceeded 30% on average…
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