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India election: Why are opposition members defecting to BJP?

Deutsche Welle Wednesday, 17 April 2024
The biggest rival of India's BJP, the Congress party, is losing rank and file to Narendra Modi's block as elections near. With ideology fading into the background, switching sides seems to be easier than ever.
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