2024: The Election That Surprised India
Author: Rajdeep Sardesai
ISBN: 978-9362135292
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About This Book* Why did pollsters and pundits get the 2024 election forecasts so badly wrong? * Why was the mainstream media narrative so one-sided? * Why did the ‘char sau paar’ drumbeat for the Modi-led BJP not work on the ground? * How did a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress stage a comeback? * What changed so dramatically in the last five years? * How does Team Modi-Shah operate? * Was it really a free and fair election? * What role did the enforcement agencies play? * How did the battle for the states turn? * Who really won and lost the 2024 election? 2024: The Election That Surprised India brings to life the inside story of a dramatic period in Indian politics and society. Every twist and turn is revealed in an exciting narrative on the tumultuous events of our times. Unsparing and uncompromising, this is an unputdownable account of power politics, the main characters and their role in influencing the headlines of our times. After the best-selling books on the 2014 and 2019 elections, Rajdeep Sardesai now takes a deep dive into India’s most bruising and polarized political battle and the many stories that shaped an extraordinary election verdict. Read moreBook DetailsAuthor: Rajdeep SardesaiPublisher: HarperCollins India (8 November 2024); HarperCollins IndiaFormat: Hardcover – 8 November 2024Language: EnglishPages: 480ISBN: 978-9362135292Dimensions: 23 x 15.3 x 1.8 cmWeight: 294 g
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About the Author
Rajdeep Sardesai, 59, is an award-winning senior journalist, author and TV news presenter. His latest book 2019: How Modi Won India is a national bestseller, as was his previous book 2014: The Election that Changed India. He is also the author of Democracy’s Eleven: The Great Story of Indian Cricket. Currently the consulting editor and lead news anchor of the India Today group, Rajdeep has over three decades of journalistic experience in print and television. He was the founder editor of the IBN 18 network and before that was Managing Editor of NDTV 24X7 and NDTV India. He has won more than 50 awards for journalistic excellence, including the prestigious Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008, the International Broadcasters award for coverage of the 2002 Gujarat riots, the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism award in 2007 and the 2019 Prem Bhatia award for political journalism for analysis of the 2019 elections. He has been News Anchor of the year at the Indian Television Academy a record ten times and in 2020 was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual news broadcasting awards. He writes a fortnightly column across several newspapers, has his own blog site and is the third most followed journalist in the world on the social media site X.
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- Students & Academic Researchers
- Language & Format
- English • Hardcover – 8 November 2024
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- 978-9362135292
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- HarperCollins India
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About This Book* Why did pollsters and pundits get the 2024 election forecasts so badly wrong? * Why was the mainstream media narrative so one-sided? * Why did the ‘char sau paar’ drumbeat for the Modi-led BJP not work on the ground? * How did a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress stage a comeback? * What...
Who should read this book?
Valuable for university students, educators, and scholars seeking authoritative reference material and structured subject mastery.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book if you want to go beyond headlines and hype. It pulls you straight into the drama of India’s 2024 elections, unpacking why predictions failed, narratives collapsed, and political equations shifted. Sharp, fearless, and deeply reported, it helps you make sense of power, perception, and democracy at a turning point—leaving you better informed and questioning everything you thought you knew.
- Published by HarperCollins India.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 480.
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About This Book* Why did pollsters and pundits get the 2024 election forecasts so badly wrong? * Why was the mainstream media narrative so one-sided? * Why did the ‘char sau paar’ drumbeat for the Modi-led BJP not work on the ground? * How did a Rahul Gandhi-led Congress stage a comeback? * What changed so dramatically in the last five years? * How does Team Modi-Shah operate? * Was it really a free and fair election? * What role did the enforcement agencies play? * How did the battle for the states turn? * Who really won and lost the 2024 election? 2024: The Election That Surprised India brings to life the inside story of a dramatic period in Indian politics and society. Every twist...
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