How India’s Hindu nationalist BJP seeks Muslim vote in 2024 election? Expert Q&A
New Delhi, Nov 10 (Reuters): Nafis Ansari, a school principal who is Muslim, was enlisted this year by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a “Modi Mitr”, or friend of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The resident of the central state of Madhya Pradesh promotes the party to neighbours and relatives at events such as weddings and tea sessions at friends’ homes. He speaks about how the BJP’s welfare policies benefit all communities, and talks up India’s status as a rising global power under Modi. Ansari is one of more than 25,000 Muslims who is volunteering to