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Bhandara’s youth: jobs not ballot is top of mind

12 Apr 2024

In the first phase of India’s General Elections 2024, the parliamentary constituency of Bhandara-Gondia will vote on April 19. Unemployment and anxiety are simmering here in Shivaji Stadium, a public space where rural youth are actively training for state jobs they are desperate to secure – that comes first; poll promises are a distant second. Today's piece kicks off PARI series – Rural Ballot 2024

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Jaideep Hardikar,Priti David

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