While bitter political divisions are all too familiar in the United States, they are relatively new in India, the world’s largest democracy.
Sanjive and Seema Khanna argue over Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their home in Lucknow this month. By Niha Masih and Niha Masih Foreign correspondent covering India Bio Follow Joanna Slater Joanna Slater Foreign correspondent covering South Asia Email Bio Follow May 19 at 3:00 AM LUCKNOW, India — In their 31 years of marriage, Seema and Sanjive Khanna have fought many times, the way couples do, over the house or the children or their finances.
“People had different opinions earlier as well, but the atmosphere was never so hostile,” said Niti Saxena, 47, a women’s rights activist in Lucknow. “This is not healthy.” Research confirms that Indian politics is growing more polarized. A 2017 survey by the Pew Research Center found there was a growing partisan gap between supporters of the BJP and the opposition India National Congress party when it came to their views of Modi.
“You know that quote about not being able to fool all the people, all the time? Modi has proved it wrong,” Sanjive said. At a recent wedding, Sanjive described being outnumbered by Modi supporters in the family. “I consciously chose to sit with the few who shared my beliefs,” he said. “I didn’t want the occasion to turn ugly.”
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