Watch | 'I’m Deeply Concerned By the Election Results': Yogendra Yadav

In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire to discuss the election results that were announced on May 4, Yogendra Yadav, the national convenor of the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, has said he was deeply concerned and that he doesn’t believe the Indian Republic has reasons to celebrate the outcome.

“As a democrat, as someone who thinks about the future of the Indian Republic, I am deeply concerned. I don’t resent the winners. They have every reason to celebrate. But does the country, does the Republic, have reasons to celebrate? I am not sure,” he says.

Yogendra Yadav argues that the window that seemed to open with the parliamentary election results of 2024, but was steadily narrowing thereafter, is now firmly shut. “The window of opportunity that opened in 2024 with the Parliamentary elections, suddenly a whiff of fresh air, suddenly the country looked more democratic than it appeared for a few years, and suddenly it seemed as if things could happen, could change, that window became narrower after Maharashtra and Haryana elections and particularly after the Bihar elections. I think it’s safe to say that the window is firmly shut today,” he says

Yadav speaks in detail about the results in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and West Bengal. I do not wish to give away what he has said. This analysis that will help you understand the outcome of the state election results, what they mean for India as a whole and what they suggest about the BJP’s hold over the country.

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