In India, Many Voters May See Corruption as the Lesser Evil
Indian voters view all political parties as corrupt, but only the B.J.P. as communal. One reason is that the party has traditionally been the beloved of the upper castes, and the prejudices of the strong, historically, have done more harm than those of the weak. This perception of the B.J.P. influences not only Muslims, but every community and caste that feels vulnerable to physical violence by a dominant political or cultural force. And they tend to grow fonder of their own political organizations.
.. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Yogendra Yadav, a political activist, wrote that polls usually overestimate the B.J.P. because of a sampling bias.
“The voters who agree to be interviewed tend to be more from powerful social groups,” he said. “The voters from weaker communities are less likely to speak the truth in public.”