In the years after the BJP’s loss, with a few notable exceptions, India’s political class decided that traditional populism was a surer route to re-election. This perception also accorded well with the median (typically poor) voter’s low expectation of government in India – seeing it as a source of sporadic handouts rather than of reliable public services.
BJP失败后的几年中，除了少数显著例外，印度政客们认为传统民粹主义对连任更有利。这种感觉也与中位选民（通常属于穷人阶级）对印度政府期望较低一致——他们认为，印度政府只会零星地做一些施舍，成不了可靠的公共服务提供者。