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Shivam Shankar Singh: Why I am resigning from BJP

In this extract from the book, ‘How to win an Indian election’, the writer explains why he decided to resign from the BJP. This was first published as a Facebook post in June, 2018

Political discourse is at its lowest point in the country, atleast in my lifetime. The partisanship bias is unbelievable, and people continue to support their side no matter what the evidence, there is no remorse even when they’re proved to have been spreading fake news. This is something that everyone—the parties and the voters/supporters are to be blamed for.