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by throwaway384629 1117 days ago
Absolutely. Every political party has cash that they use in election. So by doing the demonetisation, ruling party can virtually disable their opponent parties while their own party members enjoy the insider knowledge and makes tons of money by doing deals. They use the same money to feed to mainstream news channels who then promotes the ruling party as a fighter against corruption.

Did some BJP leaders go on a land purchasing spree before the demonetisation policy was announced as per news? [1]

[1] https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bjp...