Some predict that Congress will move further to the left economically in order to distinguish itself from the BJP, and argue that this would be counterproductive, given that voters have seemingly rejected socialist policies. But, in a country where most people in every electoral constituency live on less than $2 a day, writing off “pro-poor” policies would be unwise.
有人预测国大党将在经济上进一步左倾，以区分其自身和印度人民党，并认为这不利于经济生产，因为选民似乎拒绝接受社会主义政策。但是，在印度，大部分合法选民每天的生活费还不到2美元，取消“亲穷人”政策是不明智的。国大党领导人应该继续指出，是他们的政策让大部分印度人得以获得更好的信息、更有能力对政府作出新的和不同的要求。