This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal.Sumedha profiled Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of Sushma Swaraj and the BJP’s candidate from New Delhi constituency. She explains why the BJP chose not to field Meenakshi Lekhi, a two-time winner from the constituency, and how Bansuri has been trying to make herself relatable to voters despite a ‘nepotism’ narrative.Avdhesh reported on the violence during polling in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, where voters from Muslim-majority villages alleged they were beaten up by the state police. He says the voters, despite having voter IDs, say they were “deliberately” prevented from casting their votes. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:35 - Violence and elections00:11:00 - Bansuri Swaraj00:29:20 - Sambhal incident00:42:10 - RecommendationsRecommendationsSumedhaThe Election TricycleIdentity politics, polarisation, and development aspirations mark the electoral battle for Bihar’s MithilanchalAvdheshUttarakhand: Over 1,000 forest fires in 4 months, crisis looms amid poor preparednessAnmolRuled or MisruledProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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