# EP-438 | BJP’s Gen Z Disconnect, Youth Protests, Jobs & Social Media Elections | Amitabh, Mallika

An episode of [ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1646927006), 5 Aug 2026, 1 h 23 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fa8ad6f8/podcast/play/123797593/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-5%2F4c2ba7b9-343b-6b64-7db9-0e4261302959.mp3

Amitabh Tiwari is a political strategist, election analyst, author and commentator. He is the founder of Vote Vibe and a regular columnist and television panellist. Mallika Bajaj is a digital transformation expert who studies how technology affects the way people learn, behave and think. In this live edition of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, they discuss what Gen Z wants and why there is a disconnect between the government and young people. They also explain how algorithms work and why Instagram is becoming the next major platform for election campaigns. 00:00 – Introduction 00:58 – BJP Lost Gen Z Support? 06:22 – Algorithms & the Digital Divide 14:04 – BJP's Social Media Edge 19:58 – Q&A with Gen Z 20:51 – Foreign Apps & Data Leaks 26:39 – Need for Younger Politicians 34:08 – Fake Information in AI Age 42:10 – Gen Z's Political Grammar 45:35 – Job Creation 49:28 – CJP's Future Role 51:21 – Youth Representation in Parliament 56:41 – Legacy vs Independent Media 1:01:08 – Gen Z's Electoral Influence 1:06:02 – Political Labels 1:07:58 – Traditional Media 1:11:46 – The Right Way to Protest 1:17:26 – Political Influencers 1:21:19 – CJP's Political Ambitions

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