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Have elections in India become plutocratic?

April 9, 2026·29 min·2 clips
Nearly 93% of India's MPs are crorepatis—are elections now decided by wealth, not votes?
Several Indian states are voting.

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A serious look at whether election money is starting to outweigh election choice.

India's election season is the backdrop, but the real issue is whether politics is tipping into plutocracy, where money decides who gets to compete.

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For when election noise feels loud, but the money behind it matters more.

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