As India faces rising inflation and unemployment, political parties are increasingly focusing on women voters by offering cash handouts during election periods. Analysts suggest that these financial incentives are aimed at addressing economic concerns and securing a significant portion of the female electorate, which makes up a large part of the voting population. However, these handouts are raising concerns about the long-term fiscal sustainability of such measures. The strategy reflects the growing importance of women voters in shaping electoral outcomes in India.
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Indian political parties woo women voters with cash handouts amid economic woes
Indian political parties are increasingly targeting women voters with fiscally draining handouts of cash around the time of elections to counter wider worries about inflation and the lack of jobs, analysts say.
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India’s political parties woo women voters with cash handouts amid economic woes
Indian political parties are increasingly targeting women voters with fiscally draining handouts of cash around the time of elections... a fifth of India’s estimated 670 million women, the economic research division of Axis Bank says.
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