The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 17th April 2024

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The Hindu Editorial Vocab On The CSDS-Lokniti

Lokniti survey suggests that the Lok Sabha contest is not done and dusted

In a country the size and diversity of India, voter choices can be a bundle of contradictions (the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong) that require careful parsing to unpack and understand. On the one hand, the CSDS-Lokniti pre-poll survey 2024 findings, that unemployment and price rise are the issues of most concern to prospective (possible) voters, come as no surprise. In a country with a large youth population and a relatively low per capita income, the lack of sufficient jobs and the persistence (if an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist) of high inflation should be major issues of concern. The survey also reveals that more than half the respondents felt that corruption had increased in the last five years. In its 10-year term, the performance of the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on the economic front has been rather mediocre (just acceptable but not good; not good enough), with little being done to lower unemployment even as it has pursued policies that have significantly benefited the elite (the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society) over the masses. Even as the BJP seeks to emphasize (to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to) issues such as the inauguration of the Ram temple and Hindutva at high decibel level in its campaigning, the survey reveals that these two issues do not have a high resonance in comparison to livelihood concerns. But the survey also shows that the BJP and its allies have a comfortable 12 percentage point lead over the INDIA bloc, with “leadership” and socio-cultural issues determining higher preference (the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing or person) for the ruling party.

The dichotomy in voter perceptions (a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem) on key issues versus their possible choices provides comfort and concern to both the alliances and the other parties in the fray. While the BJP has engaged in bluster (to speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect) about winning nearly 400 of the 543 seats in Parliament, the chief concerns related to the economy suggest that the party is not having it as easy as it did in 2019, despite the gap in vote shares as expressed in the survey. As for the Opposition, harping on an alternative (an alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one) agenda related to the economy and livelihood concerns could provide it with an opening to narrow down the gap in vote shares in the run-up to the actual hustings. While the poll survey had not focused on State-level dynamics (forces or processes that produce change inside a group or system) , recent Assembly elections have shown a sharpening of the north-south political divide, with the BJP unable to sway the south on socio-cultural issues as much as it is able to do so in the Hindi heartland and other areas. That close to half the respondents laid out livelihood issues as key concerns should provide an opportunity for the political messaging across the country to be a contest of ideas — about which political group offers the best deal in addressing these concerns. Lastly, it is alarming that nearly 58% of the respondents (a person who answers a request for information) had lost some or a great amount of trust in the Election Commission of India. The institution must address concerns about the voting process, while asserting its independence in order to regain trust.

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist 17th April 2024

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• Contradiction: The fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong.
• Prospective: Possible.
• Persistence: If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist.
• Mediocre: Just acceptable but not good; not good enough.
• Elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society.
• Emphasize: To show that something is very important or worth giving attention to.
• Preference: The fact that you like something or someone more than another thing or person.
• Perception: A belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem.
• Bluster: To speak in a loud, angry, or offended way, usually with little effect.
• Alternative: An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one.
• Dynamics: Forces or processes that produce change inside a group or system.
• Respondents: A person who answers a request for information.

The Hindu Vocab Master 17th April with Synonyms & Antonyms

Read the Hindu Vocab Master on 17th April 2024 to know synonyms and antonyms of difficult words.

Difficult Words	Synonyms & Antonyms
Contradiction	Synonyms: Conflict, Difference Antonyms: Agreement, Accord
Prospective	Synonyms: Eventual, Expected Antonyms: Agreed, Concurred
Persistence	Synonyms: Endurance, Grit Antonyms: Apathy, Laziness
Mediocre	Synonyms: Decent, Dull Antonyms: Different, Excellent
Elite	Synonyms: Exclusive, Silk-Stocking Antonyms: Inferior, Poor
Emphasize	Synonyms: Assert, Affirm Antonyms: Deny, Lose
Preference	Synonyms: Choice, Desire Antonyms: Dislike, Hate
Perception	Synonyms: Attention, Approach Antonyms: Concrete, Ignorance
Alternative	Synonyms: Different, Substitute Antonyms
Dynamics	Synonyms: Act, Gesture Antonyms: Stagnation, Idleness
Respondents	Synonyms: Defendant, Prisoner Antonyms: Unsuspectable, Refractory
Bluster	Synonyms: Swagger, Bravado Antonyms: Reduce, Deposite