The arrest of top Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal on corruption charges weeks before the general elections helped galvanise an opposition alliance against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. But as the investigations and graft allegations against opposition politicians mount, defections to the ruling party are also on the rise as they seek to avoid being targeted in tax raids.
As supporters of a top Indian opposition leader gathered in New Delhi on Sunday, April 7, to protest against his arrest just weeks before the 2024 general elections, Mary Pinto* joined a parallel solidarity rally in the country’s economic hub, Mumbai.
