Hey 19

Jobs, oil prices and rural economy will be key factors in determining Narendra Modi’s fate in the 2019 elections.

- Vivek Kaul

In a November 2013 speech, Narendra Modi had said: “If the BJP comes to power [in 2014], it will provide 1 crore jobs.” Jobs, and the hope of a better economic future, were key planks on which the BJP came to power. With the next Lok Sabha elections just a year away, it is important to analyse the economy, and how it will impact Modi’s chances. While the state of the overall Indian economy has been improving, the average Indian voter is concerned with basic things like jobs, food inflation, and fuel prices. Let’s look at these factors individually:

1) One million Indians are entering the workforce every month. Are there enough jobs for them? All is not well on this front. Here’s why: