About the Book: Contesting Democratic Deficit: An Inside Story of the
2024Elections
By 2024, the ten-year tenure of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government had
redefined power dynamics with centralized control and divisive rhetoric. Many
felt democracy was slipping away. The Congress Party embarked on a tireless
fight to restore hope in Indias democracy amidst a decade of eroding trust in
democratic institutions. In Contesting Democratic Deficit: An Inside Story of
the 2024 Elections, Salman Khurshid, with Mritunjay Singh Yadav, casts aside the
usual partisan talking points and examines the narrative of these volatile
times. The authors begin by reflecting on a nation gripped by
disillusionment?where economic disparities, social polarization,