Summary:
"More than giving reasons about voting and not voting, people talked about the parties and justified their love and hate among the parties," said Dharmit Mehta, a third year BCom student. In a unique classroom assignment, aimed at attempting to figure out "Why Ahmedabad Votes", students of Ahmedabad University found that most people talked about political parties, justifying their love or hatred for those rather than voting rights. Trained as a political scientist from the University of Hyderabad, Bagchi is a keen observer of electoral politics, party systems and state politics in India. How voters perceive leaders and what the different considerations are for voters while deciding on their voting choice. Instead of justifying the positive aspects of a party, they emphasised on justifying the hate for another party.".