Ideology and Welfare Impact on Polls in Jharkhand and Maharashtra

• Both governments introduced income support schemes for women.

• Women’s voting in Maharashtra increased from 59.2% in 2019 to 65.1% in 2024.

• More women voted than men across 32 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand.

• 1.76 crore people voted, with 91.16 lakh women, exceeding male participation by 5.52 lakh votes.

• BJP’s victory in 2023 Assembly elections closed the caste census issue.

• The issue gained traction in 2024 Lok Sabha election.

• BJP leveraged OBC leadership through social engineering.

• Fragmented political landscape created by opportunistic touring.

• BJP won 64 out of 75 head-to-head seats, restoring the subaltern character of Hinduvta.