The taxman cometh for India’s weakened opposition as Modi eyes election victory
The arrest of top Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal on corruption charges weeks before the general elections helped galvanise an opposition alliance against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. But as the investigations and graft allegations against opposition politicians mount, the defections to the ruling party are also on the rise as politicans seek to avoid being targeted in tax raids.
The arrest of top Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal on corruption charges weeks before the general elections helped galvanise an opposition alliance against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. But as the investigations and graft allegations against opposition politicians mount, the defections to the ruling party are also on the rise as politicans seek to avoid being targeted in tax raids.
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