CommentsThe parallels between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Republican Presidential nominee have been done to death. However there are many other eerie similarities too between the 2014 Indian general elections and the 2016 US Presidential elections.
Here are some of them…
1. Republican BJP. Democratic Congress.
The Republican Party is America’s conservative right-wing nationalist religion loving pro-defence party.
The BJP is India’s conservative right-wing nationalist religion loving pro-defence party.
The Democratic Party is America’s liberal left-wing secular party loved by the intelligentsia.
The Congress party is India’s liberal left-wing secular party loved by the intelligentsia.
The entire Republican Party leadership tried to prevent Trump’s rise but failed and he became the Republican Presidential nominee.
The entire BJP leadership tried to prevent Modi’s rise but failed and he became the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate.
The entire Democratic Party rallied around Hillary Clinton.
The entire Congress party rallied around Sonia/Rahul Gandhi.
Image: A file photo of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Vice President Rahul Gandhi / Associated Press
