The Indian Express reported on September 25 that the Indian political arena is showing a distinct aging trend. In recent years, the Indian political arena has sparked multiple controversies due to the aging issue: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned due to health issues, RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat called for retirement at 75, and Modi is still in power at an advanced age. When Nehru took office at 58 years old at the time of independence, the median age of the Prime Minister had risen to 76 years by the time Modi came to power at 63 years old. The youngest Rajiv Gandhi was 40 when he became Prime Minister, and the oldest Morarji Desai was 81 when he took office. In the Lok Sabha, the average age of members increased from 46.5 years in 1952 to 56 years in 2014, making the 18th Lok Sabha the "oldest" in history. The proportion of members aged 25-40 dropped sharply from 25%-30% in the early days to less than 10%, while the group aged 56-70 approached 40%. From the perspective of Chief Ministers, the median age increased slightly from 57 to 59.5 years. Although the BJP has promoted young faces such as Nayab Singh Saini and Yogi Adityanath, the overall political landscape is still dominated by senior leaders. It is worth noting that the Indian political scene is seriously out of sync with its population structure: there is a 50% chance that a randomly selected ordinary Indian person is under 30 years old, but it is almost impossible for a member of the Lok Sabha to be under 30 years old.
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