According to Plato, tyranny inevitably results from democracy.

India's democracy is the subject of an increasingly heated debate due to Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Indian Parliament because a lower court found him guilty of making a political speech. There are reportedly very few instances of criminal defamation cases where the accused receives the maximum penalty.

But the question arises that why the BJP has gone to such an extent in the matter of Rahul Gandhi. Which power is working behind the BJP decision? To find the answer to these questions, we need to understand electoral democracy. One of the essential features of electoral democracy is a free and fair election and transfer of power in a peaceful manner. The second important feature is an independent judiciary and a free and fair press.

Article 326 of the Indian constitution says that Elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of States are to be based on adult suffrage, which is currently 18 years. The election has been held in India based on the first post-the-past system. In which voters vote for a candidate of their choice and the candidate who receives the most votes wins, even if the top candidate gets less than 50%. In this system, the winner takes all.

Rahul Gandhi's Politics is highly ideological, and he wants to do ideological politics in India but the Major dominant force in Indian politics is ' Identity'. There are numerous types of identity, including caste, religion, tribe, gender, and regional identity. The fact that ideology can also be a form of identity is a different issue. His primary area of interest is class, and we locate him in a center-left ideological position.

The BJP is a right-wing party, and this is reflected in its social and economic policies. fewer government interventions in business and the economy and more divisive social identity policies. In other words, the BJP seeks to socially control people while granting businesses complete freedom. So, the difference lies here in the current politics of the BJP and Congress. Rahul Gandhi practices class politics and sees the Indian people in terms of their political identity as Indian citizens. But according to the BJP, each person has at least two identities: that of an Indian citizen and that of a member of their particular religion. For instance, if you are a Hindu living in India, you are either a Hindu Indian or an Indian Hindu. The social identity of the people is highly rigid. It's difficult to let go of this identity once you've grown attached to it. Therefore, making an "informed decision" in that circumstance is very difficult.

Democracy is based on citizenship, and everybody is equal before the law. No one is special. meaning that each person has one vote. The word "Equality," which is a fundamental right, is mentioned in Article 14 of the Indian Constitution. Our founding fathers wanted the citizens to exercise their vote individually and independently through secret ballots. But it is expected in a democratic setup to form a group for a particular cause and vote accordingly. It is perfectly acceptable for people to band together, form a group, and advocate for causes that are more in line with their shared interests. After all, in a democratic setup, every citizen wants a greater share and struggles for that. This kind of organization is adaptable, created for a specific cause or interest, and seeks to affect governmental policies. But what if the group's makeup is static, it was created for a static reason, and people vote in accordance with that reason? The country is still democratic in theory and on paper but is no longer a true democracy. then a system of electoral autocracy will rule the nation.

If we look back in time, we can see that Congress has historically practiced class politics and liberal values. Congress has never prioritized social identity. However, mostly in state-level elections, it has conducted its politics on social identity. If we look at the various assembly elections, social identity is one of the key factors that contributed to the loss of congress dominance in these states. In Uttar Pradesh (1989) due to caste and communal identity, Tamil Nādu (1967) due to Reginal identity, sub-nationalism, and language questions, Bihar (1990) due to caste, and Gujrat (1998) due to communal politics. These are a few examples where congress never came back to power on its own. And states where it has come to power because of their regional leader and their identity politics like Rajasthan.

One of the major weaknesses of congress is it is not able to stand against identity politics, especially social ones. There are three strong forces whose support base is identity—caste, Religion, and regionalism. But before 2014 these forces are so strong in national politics. Since 2014 their religion has taken the driving seat in national politics with the nexus of corporate and media power. It looks like it is becoming a static group. And once again congress looks helpless in front of these forces. That’s why BJP think they can do anything with the opposition party especially congress because it has the support of Hindu citizen. The problem with most of the regional or national parties is that they have been charged with corruption, dynastic, and criminalization of politics. But they have a strong support base of caste or sub-nationalistic identity.

But the question is why BJP is giving so much attention to Rahul Gandhi? Indian democracy is also called a liberal democracy. But a Mass number of people in India still don’t understand the concept of citizenship, liberal values, or class politics. The reason behind this is that the industrial revolution does not take place in India due to colonization. Agriculture contributes about 20% of India’s GDP and more than 50% comes from the service sector and the rest comes from the industrial sector. So, a political thinker said that the ‘Indian state is partial feudal and partial capitalist.’ People in India vote based on their social identity, whether it is caste, religion, region, or tribal identity. But Rahul Gandhi wants that people should vote based on liberal democratic values and class issues like inflation and unemployment. For spreading this message to the people, he is attacking the core of the BJP which is RSS and Corporate. The Important question ahead of us is, will the people of India stand against the authoritarian force?