Asia | A series of unfortunate events

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s chief minister, is hauled off 29 days before voting starts

Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man's Party, leader Arvind Kejriwal listens to a speaker during a public meeting in New Delhi
Photograph: AP

|Delhi|4 min read

WITH LESS than a month to go before India’s general election, when Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to retain power, the opposition coalition is a shambles. This is only partly its own doing. India’s law-enforcement agencies have played a not insignificant role.

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