Reality Check on INDIA, Farmers' Protest: 'Elections 2024' With Faye & Aditya

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A Reality Check on INDIA Bloc & More: Talking 'Elections 2024' With Faye D'Souza

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In a repeat of what transpired in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, when Opposition parties tried but failed to put up a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the political drama going on at the moment is no different, wrote The Quint's political editor Aditya Menon last month, pointing out how the Congress was not only the INDIA bloc’s greatest strength but also its biggest weakness.

In the last few weeks, a lot of churning has taken place, further weakening the Congress as well as the coalition – from senior Congress leader and former two-time Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan quitting the party after over a four-decades association to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar walking out of the Mahagathbandhan and joining hands with the BJP in the state.

On the sidelines of these political developments, security build-ups are back near inter-state borders between Punjab and Haryana as farmers lodge protests over unfulfilled demands, including the legal guarantee of minimum support prices (MSP) of crops.

In our weekly special 'Elections 2024 with Faye and Aditya' leading up to the crucial Lok Sabha polls, Faye D'Souza and Aditya Menon sit down to talk about the slew of exits from the Congress as well as the INDIA bloc. They also talk about everything you need to know about the farmers' protests. Tune in!