Caste narratives have emerged as an important trope in the 2019 election | The Indian Express

Caste narratives have emerged as an important trope in the 2019 election | The Indian Express

Written by Badri Narayan |Updated: April 30, 2019 10:23:13 am

The writer is professor, Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad

Caste narratives have emerged as an important trope in the 2019 election

Dalit-Bahujan alliance is a riposte to the BJP’s national security centred discourse.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aadityanath, who is one of the BJP’s star campaigners, has tried to set the narrative of communal mobilisation through his statements on Ali and Bajrang Bali.

The Lok Sabha election is becoming an interesting war of narratives. Political parties have used a variety of propaganda strategies and media management tricks, besides manifestos and rallies, to frame their narratives. Political analysts are of the view that such narratives play an important role in shaping the electoral fortunes of the parties.