BJP’s Demographic Dividend in the 2014 General Elections: An Empirical Analysis

Deepankar Basu () and Kartik Misra ()
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Deepankar Basu: The University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Kartik Misra: The University of Massachusetts at Amherst

No 2014-06, UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers from University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics

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 BJP’s extraordinary poll results relied crucially on attracting young, especially first time, electors.

Keywords: Election; India; states (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 R19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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