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India election 2019: The week that was - Published India has entered full election mode: voting is due to begin on 11 April, with the final ballot cast more than five weeks later on 19 May. Every day, the BBC will be bringing you all the latest updates on the twists and turns of the world's largest democracy. The latest from the campaign trail Shashi Tharoor's defence of Nehru What happened? Congress leader and former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor has rubbished claims by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that India's first Prime Minister is the reason that China blocked a fourth bid to designate the leader of a Pakistan-based militant group a terrorist. The BJP had responded to a mocking tweet by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi which called the prime minister "weak" by saying it was Nehru who had backed China's bid for a permanent seat on the UN security council. But Mr Tharoor begged to differ: ...a Permanent Member with veto power on the Council.— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 15, 2019 Nehru therefore called on the other Permanent Members to admit Communist China (PRC) to the @UN & give it the Permanent seat held by Taiwan. US understood the objection to RoC but was unwilling to admit the Communist PRC Why does this matter? Nehru has been the favourite whipping boy for the ruling BJP for a while now. They blame him for everything from the creation of Pakistan to the loss of territory in the disputed Kashmir region. China wouldn't be in UNSC had your great grandfather not 'gifted' it to them at India’s cost.— BJP (@BJP4India) March 14, 2019 India is undoing all mistakes of your family. Be assured that India will win the fight against terror. Leave it to PM Modi while you keep cosying up with the Chinese envoys secretly. https://t.co/lAyp12CXBD There are also a number of conspiracy theories about the family that regularly make the rounds in India. The Congress leadership, who are Nehru's direct descendants, have often not engaged with these jibes. This has cost them control over the narrative. By having a well-respected intellectual like Mr Tharoor come to his defence and show that the BJP is manipulating facts, the Congress is now hoping to counter that. However, this time it's reasonably safe to say that this particular BJP attack on Nehru has not found many takers, as this front page from an Indian newspaper shows: WANTED— Milind Khandekar (@milindkhandekar) March 15, 2019 Jawaharlal Nehru Alias The Original Sinner The Telegarph front page this morning pic.twitter.com/4g20bs3koP Tom Vadakkan's blow to Congress What happened? Political leader Tom Vadakkan's shock decision to leave the opposition Congress party after more than 20 years and join the BJP on Thursday is still the biggest talking point on Friday. He told reporters that he made the decision after becoming "upset" with his party's response to a suicide attack which killed 40 troops in Indian-administered Kashmir last month. The Congress has tried to dismiss his departure as a "non-issue". Why does it matter? Although he was not a very high profile figure in the Congress, Mr Vadakkan was still important. He was known to be close to former party president Sonia Gandhi and functioned as a national media spokesperson. Some will undoubtedly see his departure as a lack of faith in the leadership of her son, Rahul Gandhi, who has been trying to "shake things up" since he took the reins in December 2017. There has been speculation for some time that the "old guard" of the party has not been happy with the way Mr Gandhi has been trying to change things. Others may see it as a sign that the Congress is set to lose badly yet again, and that Mr Vadakkan is simply trying to abandon the sinking ship. But it's not just the Congress that has been losing people to the BJP. The Indian Express newspaper notes that in the last month alone, 28 leaders from different opposition parties have joined the ruling party. Many of these defections have come from the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 MPs to parliament. The BJP, which saw a huge victory there in 2014, is this time facing a tough challenge from the state's two main regional parties, which have forged an alliance against them. It is wooing disgruntled leaders from both parties, some of whom have had to give up on their personal ambitions in order to prop up the alliance. This "chipping away" of opposition parties is starting to look like a key part of the BJP's poll strategy to weaken its rivals ahead of the vote. Thursday saw politics over foreign policy Congress mocks PM Modi over Masood Azhar vote What happened? During an election, everything becomes about politics - even, apparently, votes at the UN security council. The opposition Congress party was quick to paint the news that China - which is a close ally of Pakistan - had blocked a fourth attempt by member states to designate Jasih-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist as a foreign policy failure by Mr Modi. Weak Modi is scared of Xi. Not a word comes out of his mouth when China acts against India.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 14, 2019 NoMo’s China Diplomacy: Swing with Xi in Gujarat Hug Xi in Delhi Bow to Xi in China https://t.co/7QBjY4e0z3 Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's mocking tweet refers to Mr Xi's 2014 visit to India, when he sat on a traditional swing with Mr Modi in his home state of Gujarat, before joining the prime minister for a private dinner. Heard from ‘reliable sources’ that BJP website will be up soon, after they are done deleting pictures that embarass the PM and expose his failed hugplomacy. Sharing a few: pic.twitter.com/4Q87wYk8eL— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) March 14, 2019 But since then, India's relationship with China has not been the best. Why does it matter? Part of Mr Modi's appeal to Indian voters is the fact that they see him as the man to lift the country into its "rightful place" on the global stage. His supporters have pointed to his often effusive exchanges with world leaders, his "rock star" rallies in venue's like Madison Square Gardens in the US and Wembley Stadium in the UK as examples of his mass international appeal. He is also extremely popular with Indian communities overseas. Since 2014, every diplomatic victory India scores has been attributed to him. What's more, his popularity has reportedly soared following weeks of tensions with Pakistan. Even in his rallies, he has often referred to India's military action as "Modi teaching Pakistan a lesson". If China had not blocked the proposal against Masood Azhar again, this would have been undoubtedly painted as another instance of his diplomatic prowess. Therefore it is unsurprising that the Congress has latched on to this opportunity to try to poke a hole in this image. Will it stick though? That is the question. Jobs, jobs... jobs? What is happening? Sources have told the Indian Express that a report detailing the number of jobs created under a government scheme will not be released for another two months - or, put another way, until most of the country has voted. The delay to the Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency (Mudra) scheme report is the third such report to be delayed ahead of the election. It is unclear what the findings of the report are, and the Express newspaper says the government has been "tight-lipped" about it. Why does it matter? Well, according to a jobs report which was leaked earlier this year, India's unemployment rate is the highest it has been since the early 1970s. Unsurprisingly, that means jobs are top of many voters wish-lists when it comes to electing their next government, And, as job creation was one of current Prime Minister Narendra Modi's main promises back in 2013, any bad news on the employment front is likely to be bad news for the ruling BJP. Wednesday was all about the women What happened? West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has released the All India Trinamool Congress' (TMC) list of candidates - and, 41%, or 17 out of 41, are women. It's a starry list - it has two top regional actresses, Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan. Moon Moon Sen, a former actress who won in the 2014 election, will also be contesting again. "I am so happy. This is a proud moment for us," Ms Banerjee said, challenging other parties to do the same. Why does it matter? Female voter turnout has been steadily going up over the last few years, but the fact of the matter is, while seats in India's village councils have been reserved for women since the early 1990s, parliament is still dominated by men. As women become a more powerful voting block, parties are realising they need to actively target them. Previously, politicians have wooed women with costly schemes and concessions, but it is becoming more and more clear that a party doesn't just need to woo women voters, it needs to represent them. And, following the realisation, no one is willing to be left behind: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offered up his own promises on Wednesday, saying the opposition party would bring in the Women's Reservation Bill - which would mean 33% of seats in parliament would be reserved for women - this year if it came to power, some 20 years after it was first proposed. Narendra Modi channels his inner Bollywood What happened? The Prime Minister has been sending out a barrage of tweets since Wednesday morning, tagging celebrities, media personalities and even rival politicians, telling them to use their influence to get more people to vote. He tweeted roughly every two minutes, each time tagging a different set of people - each with a personalised message. These ranged from "a high turnout augurs well for our democratic fabric" to "the core of badminton is the court and the core of democracy is the vote". However, our personal favourite is the one in which he channelled the iconic tagline from the 1990s' Bollywood blockbuster Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham: "It's all about loving your family." Tagging the two male leads of the film, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan as well as its director Karan Johar, the tweet finished with "it's all about loving your... democracy". Priyanka Gandhi gets social What happened? Priyanka Gandhi has finally debuted on Twitter, sending two tweets just hours after she made her first speech as a fully-fledged politician in Mr Modi's home state of Gujarat. "In the simple dignity of Sabarmati, the truth lives on," her first tweet read, followed moments later by another - a photo, and a Mahatma Gandhi quote. The calm nature of the Congress politician's tweet was in contrast to her fierier tone earlier in the day. "Your vote is a weapon, your awakening is a weapon, your awareness is a weapon, so use it wisely because you are going to choose your future," she told a cheering crowd in Gujarat, in a speech which left many comparing her to her grandmother, the former prime minister. Why does this matter? A social media presence is key for any modern politician, as PM Modi's 46.3 million followers will tell you. Used well, it can garner you millions of votes. Used badly, it can destroy a career before it has even got started. How Ms Gandhi will fare remains to be seen. However, it is likely her brother Rahul - the Congress leader who has found himself trending for both positive and negative reasons over the last few hours - will be on hand to give her some advice. Also on Tuesday.... Hardik Patel was on stage with Rahul Gandhi What happened? Hardik Patel, the firebrand social activist who rose to fame challenging Prime Minister Modi in his home state of Gujarat, made his first public appearance with the opposition Congress party. Mr Patel was on stage as Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi addressed a large rally in Gujarat to officially flag off the party's election campaign. He announced he was joining Rahul Gandhi's party on Sunday. The 25-year-old commerce graduate, who was not old enough to stand for election under India's rules until this year, first rose to political fame as the face of massive caste protests which rocked Mr Modi's state in 2015. Patel is known for leading a movement demanding that the Patels - or the Patidar caste - be given better access to jobs and education through the quota system. Why does this matter? Mr Patel's decision to join Congress, a dynastic party hoping to reinvent itself in this year's election, is significant. The opposition hopes that he will be pivotal in swinging the vote in Gujarat, and for good reason. His speeches and fiery oratory have attracted millions of supporters - many of whom have traditionally voted for Mr Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has ruled Gujarat for more than two decades. "He brings mass appeal for the Congress, which is something the party has desperately sought in the past 20 years," said Ankur Jain, BBC Gujarati's editor. "They've never had a leader as popular as him in Gujarat." Mr Patel has been seen as a strong threat to the BJP ever since 2015, when caste protests took off in Gujarat. "He became a prominent voice of dissent for shaking up the status quo in Gujarat," our editor explained. So, should the BJP be worried? Possibly. But remember they still managed to win the state election in 2017. "It was a close call though as the party did lose seats - and Mr Patel is one of the main reasons behind that," notes Ankur Jain. And Monday saw... Concerns over the election schedule, which was finally unveiled on Sunday revealing a seven stage process which will begin on 11 April and end on 19 May. Why does the schedule matter? Well, while the schedule's length is nothing unusual - India's first election in 1951-52 took a total of three months to complete - a number of people are pointing to the unusual way some states have been split up. For example, West Bengal - where the majority of MPs are from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) - will vote over seven separate dates. Could this have an impact on the overall vote? Possibly, according to elections expert Sanjay Kumar. "Multiple phases in one state is not ideal," Mr Kumar, director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, wrote on Twitter. "Campaign in neighborhood constituency within same state would impact voting decision." But could that give one party an unfair advantage? Some on social media have certainly suggested it may - particularly when it comes to the ruling BJP. Others dismissed the allegation as rubbish. For example, senior Economic Times editor Shantanu N Sharma suggested the four-phase vote in the small state of Orissa could be down to the need to move federal forces needed to patrol the polling stations from one region to the other. Local police are seen to be partisan, so federal forces have to deployed to secure polling stations. The forces have to be freed from their duties and moved all around the country. If you combine neighbouring states of Chhattisgarh (highly Naxal hit) and Odisha, phase-wise colour combinations almost match. It’s to do with troop movements, I feel. pic.twitter.com/0qXBYqy0E4— Shantanu N Sharma (@shantanunandan2) March 10, 2019 In fact, he went as far as to suggest the set-up is actually "disadvantageous to the ruling party". And there are other things to consider when it comes to the schedule and how it will affect the outcome: Mr Kumar points out the choice of days - over weekends, holidays and even Mondays - could bring voter turnout down in some areas. The Electoral Commission, meanwhile, has not given precise details of how it put the schedule together. What about last week? The election hadn't even been announced, but no one could have been unaware that it was coming: the BJP had placed adverts in 150 newspapers across the country extolling its successes over the last five years - all of which had to come to a stop on Monday, due to election rules. - Want to know more about India's 2019 election? Our correspondent Soutik Biswas has put together this handy explainer. How do the Lok Sabha elections work? India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, has 543 elected seats. Any party or coalition needs a minimum of 272 MPs to form a majority government. Some 900 million voters - 86 million more than the last elections in 2014 - are eligible to vote at 930,000 polling stations. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used at all polling stations. The entire process will be overseen by the Election Commission of India. Who are the main players? Prime Minister Narendra Modi who won a landslide victory in 2014 is seeking a second term for both himself and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His main challengers are the main opposition Congress party led by Rahul Gandhi, and a consortium of regional parties called the Mahagathbandhan (which translates from the Hindi into massive alliance). The Mahagathbandhan has seen some of India's strongest regional parties, including fierce rivals, come together. This includes the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led by Dalit icon Mayawati, normally fierce rivals in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends the most number of MPs to parliament. The alliance also includes the Trinamool Congress which is in power in the state of West Bengal and Arvind Kejriwal whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rules Delhi. The aim of the alliance is to consolidate regional and anti-BJP votes, in order to oust Mr Modi from power. Other regional players including Tamil Nadu's DMK and AIADMK and Telangana's TRS in the south are not part of the alliance, but are expected to perform well in their own states, which is likely to make them key to any coalition government. When do I vote? The dates at a glance 11 April: Andhra Pradesh (25), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), J&K (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), Uttar Pradesh (UP) (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (2), Andaman & Nicobar (1), Lakshadweep (1) 18 April: Assam (5), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) (2), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (10), Manipur (1), Odisha (5), Tamil Nadu (39), Tripura (1), UP (8), West Bengal (3), Puducherry (1) 23 April: Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Gujarat (26), Goa (2), J&K (1), Karnataka (14), Kerala (20), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), UP (10), West Bengal (5), Dadar and Nagar Haveli (1), Daman and Diu (1) 29 April: Bihar (5), J&K (1), Jharkhand (3), MP (6), Maharashtra (17), Odisha (6), Rajasthan (13), UP (13), Bengal (8) 6 May: Bihar (1), J&K (2), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (MP) (7), Rajasthan (12), UP (14), Bengal (7) 12 May: Bihar (8), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (4), MP (8), UP (14), Bengal (8), Delhi (7) 19 May: Bihar (8), Jharkhand (3), MP (8), Punjab (13), Bengal (9), Chandigarh (1), UP (13), Himachal Pradesh (4) 23 May: Votes counted Key: Date: State (number of seats being contested))
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भारत निर्वाचन: राहुल गान्धीको केरलामा परीक्षा, नरेन्द्र मोदीद्वारा गुजरातमा मतदान भारतका विभिन्न राज्यमा मङ्गलवार तेस्रो चरणको मतदान हुँदैछ। यो चरणमा १४ राज्य तथा केन्द्रशासित स्थानमा गरेर कुल ११५ संसदीय क्षेत्रमा निर्वाचन हुँदैछ। तीमध्ये धेरैको ध्यान केरलाको एउटा र गुजरातको अर्को क्षेत्रमा परेको छ। भारतको मुख्य विपक्षी दल कंग्रेस पार्टीका नेता राहुल गान्धी पहिलो पटक दक्षिण भारतीय राज्य केरलाको वायनाडको चुनावी मैदानमा छन् भने गुजरातमा भारतीय जनता पार्टीका नेता तथा प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदीले गृहराज्य गुजरातमा मतदान गरे। गान्धी वायनाडबाहेक अर्को क्षेत्रबाट पनि उठेका छन्। केही हप्तापछि उनको परीक्षा उत्तर प्रदेशको अमेठीमा पनि हुँदैछ। त्यो कांग्रेसको पुरानो पकड क्षेत्र हो। दुवै स्थानमा विजयी भएमा उनले एउटा स्थान छोड्नु पर्नेछ। दुई स्थानबाट किन? वायनाडसँगै मङ्गलवार भारतको लोकसभा निर्वाचन २०१९ को तेस्रो चरणअन्तर्गत मतदान हुँदैछ। यस क्रममा गुजरात, केरला, कर्नाटक, महाराष्ट्र, गोवा, असम, बिहार, ओडिशा, उत्तर प्रदेश, छत्तीसगढ, पश्चिम बङ्गाल, दमन र दीव, दादर नागर हवेली र जम्मु-कश्मीरमा मतदान हुँदैछ। वायनाडलाई पूरै निर्वाचनको एउटा महत्त्वपूर्ण क्षेत्रको रूपमा हेरिएको छ। यो निर्वाचनलाई सन् २०१४ देखि सत्तामा रहेका प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदीको पक्ष र विपक्षमा मत खस्ने जनमत सङ्ग्रहको रूपमा हेरिएको छ। वायनाडको क्षेत्र कंग्रेसका लागि सुरक्षित हुन सक्ने ठानिएको छ। सन् २००९ यता कांग्रेसले यो स्थानबाट दुई पटक विजय हासिल गरिसकेको छ। राहुल गान्धी उठेको उत्तर प्रदेशको अमेठीमा चाहिँ मे ६ तारिखमा मतदान हुँदैछ। अमेठीमा गान्धी परिवारको पकड रहँदै आएको छ। राहुल गान्धी सन् २००४ देखि अमेठीबाट लड्दै र जित्दै आएका छन्। त्यसअघि अमेठीबाट उनकी आमा, बुवा र काकाले आफ्नो सक्रिय राजनीतिक जीवनकालमा जित हासिल गर्दै आएका थिए। त्यसैले उनले वायनाडबाट पनि उठ्ने निर्णय गर्दा धेरै जना आश्चर्यचकित हुन पुगेका थिए। वायनाड भारतको पश्चिमी घाटमा अवस्थित हरियालीयुक्त सुन्दर स्थान हो। कंग्रेसले भनेको छ, "गान्धीलाई त्यहाँबाट निर्वाचन उठाउनुको अर्थ हो त्यो दलले दक्षिणी राज्यहरूलाई पनि महत्त्व दिन्छ र सम्मान गर्दछ।" तर विपक्षीहरुले भने गान्धीले अमेठीमा जित्ने निश्चित नभएकाले उनले अर्को स्थानमा पनि बाजी थापेका हुन्। मतदानका चरणहरू संसद्को तल्लो सदन लोकसभाका लागि भएको यो निर्वाचन अन्तर्गत मे १९ तारिखसम्म सात चरणमा मतदान हुनेछ। सबैतिर मतदान सकिएपछि मतगणना २३ तारिखमा सुरु हुनेछ। प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदी दोस्रो कार्यकालका लागि निर्वाचित हुन खोजिरहेका छन्। यो निर्वाचनलाई उनका लागि जनमतसङ्ग्रहका रूपमा हेरिएको छ। यद्यपि रोजगारी सिर्जना गर्ने र किसानको समस्या सम्बोधन गर्नेजस्ता आफ्ना वाचा सरकारले पूरा गर्न नसकेको विपक्षीहरूको आरोप छ। कहाँ के हुँदैछ? यो निर्वाचनबाट भारतीय संसद्को तल्लो सदन लोकसभाका लागि प्रत्यक्ष रूपमा नयाँ सांसद चुन्नेछ। लोकसभामा ५४३ स्थान छन्। बहुमत ल्याउन २७२ सांसद हुनुपर्छ। गत एप्रिल ११ मा पहिलो चरणमा उत्तरप्रदेश, बिहार, पश्चिम बङ्गालसमेत १८ राज्य र दुई केन्द्रशासित क्षेत्रमा मतदान भएको थियो। पहिलो चरणमा मतदान भएका स्थानमा ९१ सांसद निर्वाचित हुनेछन् भने दोस्रो चरणको मतदानबाट ९५ सांसद छानिनेछन्। दोस्रो चरणमा असम, बिहार, छत्तीसगढ, जम्मू-कश्मीर, कर्नाटक, महाराष्ट्र, मणिपुर, ओडिशा, पुद्दुचेरी, तमिलनाडु, त्रिपुरा, उत्तर प्रदेश तथा पश्चिम बङ्गालका निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा मतदान भएको थियो। निर्वाचनमा को बलियो? मोदीको हिन्दू राष्ट्रवादी भारतीय जनता पार्टी सन् २०१४ को निर्वाचनमा विजयी भएको थियो। भाजपाले अहिलेको जस्तै बहुमत कायम राख्न निर्वाचन अभियान चलाएको छ। तर बलिया क्षेत्रीय पार्टीहरू र राहुल गान्धीले नेतृत्व गरेको प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी कंग्रेस पार्टीबाट उसले चुनौती खेप्नुपरेको छ। राहुल गान्धीका बुवा राजिव गान्धी, हजुरआमा इन्दिरा गान्धी र जिजुबुवा जवाहरलाल नेहरू सबै नै भारतको प्रधानमन्त्री बनेका थिए। उनकी बहिनी प्रियङ्का गान्धी गत जेनुअरीमा राजनीतिमा प्रवेश गरेकी थिइन्। प्रचारप्रसार निकै उग्र देखिएकोले केही पर्यवेक्षकहरूले यो मतदानलाई दशकौँको सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण निर्वाचनका रूपमा हेरेका छन्। आलोचना किन मोदी सत्तारूढ दलका लागि मत तान्ने प्रमुख व्यक्तिमा रूपमा रहेका छन्। तर आलोचकहरूले आर्थिक वृद्धि र रोजगारी सिर्जना गर्ने उनको वाचा पूरा हुन नसकेको बताएका छन्। मोदीको नेतृत्वमा धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरण भएको भन्दै उनीहरूले आलोचना गरेका छन्। यो निर्वाचनमा झन्डै ९० करोड योग्य मतदाताले देशभरिका एक लाख मतदान केन्द्रमा मतदान गर्नेछन्। सन् २०१४ मा भएको निर्वाचनमा झन्डै ६६ प्रतिशत मतदाता सहभागी भएका थिए। सन् २०१४ मा भएको निर्वाचनमा भाजपाले दुई सय ८२ स्थानमा जितेको थियो भने कंग्रेस पार्टी ४४ स्थानमा खुम्चिएको थियो। कोही पनि मतदाताले मतदान केन्द्र पुग्नका लागि दुई किलोमिटरभन्दा पर पुग्नुपर्नेछैन। भारतमा निर्वाचनको इतिहास संयुक्त अधिराज्यबाट सन् १९४७ मा स्वतन्त्र भएको भारतमा पहिलो चोटि सन् १९५१/५२ मा निर्वाचन भएको थियो। पहिलो निर्वाचन सकिन तीन महिना लागेको थियो। सन् १९६२ देखि १९८९ सम्म निर्वाचन सकिन चारदेखि १० दिन लागेको थियो। सन् १९८० मा चार दिनमा सकिएको निर्वाचन देशकै सबैभन्दा सानो समयावधिमा सकिएको थियो। यसपालि सन् २०१४ को निर्वाचनपछि थपिएका आठ करोड ३० लाख मतदाता छन्। नयाँ मतदातामा १८ देखि १९ वर्ष पुगेकाको सङ्ख्या डेढ करोड छ।