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Elections 2019: Mumbai's first-time voters react to Modi's landslide victory

While many say they are satisfied with the “predictable" results, some hope the government won’t stoke communalism, and others pitch for a stronger focus on jobs in this second term

May 24, 2019, 16:55 IST1 min
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Nidhi Shah (20) is ecstatic that it’s ‘Modi Sarkar’ again. She thinks 'bold steps' such as GST, demonetisation, Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan and surgical strikes helped the party back in power. She hopes they do not make any fake promises.
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Kruttika Shukla (18) is happy with the results and hopes that uncovered issues will be considered in this tenure. She believes that the government will do something about the unemployment rate and hopes India becomes a 'superpower'.
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Smit Shah (20) believes that PM Narendra Modi is the right choice to lead the nation and could change the face of India.
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Jill Somani (19) supports the BJP but hopes that the government won't stoke communalism. She believes it was their development pitch that gave them their sweeping victory this time—“While they could not do 100 percent of what they promised, they did as much as they could”.
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