Why is Indian news media servile?

Must all media align itself to the govt? Is there a news market for Indians who didn't vote for the ruling party?

Here are a few puzzling things about the state of Indian news media.

Going by the Election Commission of India data, of the 553 million-odd Indians who voted in the 2014 general election, 31 per cent voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party or the BJP which runs the government at the Centre currently. But if you switched on news television it would seem as if there is no voice except that of BJP voters. While many of the larger national newspapers are a bit better, they have taken to hiding any news critical of the government in the inner pages. Any