రెండు దశల్లోనూ తగ్గిన పోలింగ్, BJP కి తప్పని టెన్షన్ || Low polling in two phases, BJP worried ||

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రెండు దశల్లోనూ తగ్గిన పోలింగ్, BJP కి తప్పని టెన్షన్ || Low polling in two phases, BJP worried ||
In Hindi heartland, low voter turnout is a uniform trend
Voter indifference could be a setback for the BJP but the turnout is bad even in Muslim majority seats
The final data on voter turnout made public by the Election Commission on Tuesday revealed that Hindi heartland states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to some extent – have witnessed a uniform fall as compared to the 2019 general elections.
The pattern was not uniform among the southern States. Karnataka actually recorded an increase – from 68.96 per cent in 2019 to 69.56 per cent in 2024 – but Kerala had a sharp fall – from 77.84 per cent to 71.27 per cent. Although heat was a factor everywhere, it was a particularly extreme case in Kerala where five people, including a polling agent, were reported dead during the second phase of voting on April 26. In the eastern parts, Assam and Meghalaya recorded an increase in turnout whereas in Sikkim and West Bengal, the poll percentage actually came down.

According to analyst Sanjay Kumar of the Centre for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), it would not be entirely correct to infer, as some are doing, that the ruling BJP is the only party to be impacted by low voter turnout.
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