Opposition say ruling party undermining democracy by using police to harass candidates into not contesting in electionsWhen the people of Gujarat cast their votes last week in India’s six-week-long election, there was one constituency in the state that stood silent. There were no polling stations or impatient queues of people, and no one with the tell-tale inky finger. In Surat, no voting was necessary – the outcome was already decided.Mukesh Dalal, from the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP),... Read this story
