Could Narendra Modi’s ‘Gujarat model’ be to blame for the Indian state’s high coronavirus toll?

As India reported a record daily increase in coronavirus infections and deaths on Tuesday, with more than 266,000 cases and 7,466 fatalities, the spotlight has also turned to the high mortality rate in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. With 1,280 deaths as of Monday, Gujarat has recorded the second-highest number of deaths among Indian states, and a case-mortality ratio of 6.22 – more than double the nationwide figure. Modi, 69, ruled Gujarat for 13 years, citing the …

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