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Podcast: Asia In-Depth
Episode: The Broad Appeal of Modi’s BJP, with Nalin Mehta
Description: Nalin Mehta is a political scientist and journalist in Delhi, India, and author of The New BJP, a work you can only call THE Â book on the BJP, the largest political party in the world. Under the leadership of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP has solidified its position as the uncontested center of power in the world's most populous country.As India heads to the polls over a 6-week period beginning April 19, we talk with Nalin about how the BJP built and expanded its power base, and what Modi, who is all but c...