We will soon know how many Indians made the same choice - not all for the same reason as Bheru Lal, though his anti-Muslim views seem to have chillingly wide currency in the country. The prime minister remains incredibly popular and most voters clearly identified him as the reason they were voting for the BJP. (Not everyone shared this view, as evident from the example of Bheru Lal, the Udaipur taxi driver.) Bheru Lal, the taxi driver from Udaipur, spent a few hours with me covering their campaign trail in the neighbouring Banswara-Dungarpur constituency. The media amplified the majoritarian instincts of many IndiansWhat made him hate Muslims so much, I asked Bheru Lal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 21, 2019 11:15 UTC