INDIA could win Bharat.

"India's President Droupadi Murmu's reference to herself as the 'President of Bharat' in a dinner invitation, instead of President of India, sparked controversy on Tuesday (yesterday), with critics saying the name of the country is being distorted. Murmu is hosting a reception for G20 leaders during the group summit on Saturday and invitations were sent from her office." Reuters. This is clearly a political gimmick intended to hoodwink people as, in July, "More than two dozen Indian opposition parties said...that they had formed an alliance called 'INDIA' to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in parliamentary elections next year." Reuters. 'INDIA' stands for 'Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance'. Should the President indulge in election politics in favor of the ruling regime when she has sworn to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution"(clearias.com)? Article 1 of the Constitution reads, "India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States." So frantic are Modi and the BJP at the prospect of facing one candidate from a united opposition, which means opposition votes will not be divided, that they are proposing all kinds of bluffs to divert the electorate. "The Indian government has formed a committee under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore possibility of 'one nation, one election'  (ONOE), PTI reported." ET. "The rationale for ONOE is that it will reduce the excessive spending on elections since we seem to be always in election mode," wrote Ajit Ranade. But, "The government's own spending is not even 0.1% of its total budget, both at the central and state levels," and "As per accounts submitted to the ECI (Election Commission of India), on an average, the official spending by candidates is not even 50% of the permissible ceiling." "So, this means that most of the spending is via black money." The easy solution is total transparency of funding of political parties, but "The introduction of electoral bonds has actually made political funding even more opaque." Naturally, "The Bharatiya Janata Party's assets went up by 21.17% between Fy21 and FY22, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has found." Suddenly, "India cut the price of cooking gas for households on Tuesday (29 August) by about 18% to rein in inflation ahead of crucial state and general elections." Reuters. The price of gas was reduced by Rs 200 per cylinder. "In a recent survey, 72 percent people said unemployment is a serious issue; for 56 percent it is 'very serious'; and 62 percent believe that in comparison to last year it has become difficult to manage daily expenses." DH. 55% believe that only big business benefited from Modi's policies. What now? Bring the general election forward, postpone it indefinitely, martial law? What if INDIA wins Bharat?