Plutocratic populism in neoliberal India

Populist politics has seen a worldwide resurgence in electoral democracies. Focusing on India, Venkatanarayanan S. argues that while populist slogans and strategies may help political parties win elections, it evidently does not lead to the upliftment of the less privileged; on the contrary, despite promises of upholding the interests of the many, populist governments often end up collaborating with corporate bodies who fund political parties, thereby perpetuating the capitalist system at the cost of benefiting the common people on whose votes they had come to power.