In its Special Intensive Revision in Bihar, the Election Commission of India, once responsible for enrolling every eligible voter, shifted the burden onto citizens. Extending this approach nationwide…
The objectives, processes and the arguments for and against the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar that is being conducted by the Election Commission of India; the concerns…
Bihar’s special Intensive electoral roll revision shifts responsibility from the state to individual citizens, requiring birth certificates for inclusion. With many poor residents lacking…
Delaying local government elections for months or years—due to legal disputes, reservation issues, and political interests—undermines the foundations of our democracy. There are practical measures…
Large political rallies do not always translate into votes but a political meeting that sees huge crowds is a sign of a political party’s organisational strength and capability. Voters’ demands have…
Voters see the Jammu and Kashmir elections as a significant political development towards resolving local governance issues, rather than as an instrument for addressing complex questions like the…
Was it the party in power at the centre that benefited more from electoral bonds or did the parties in power in the states benefit? Can one see a pattern in the economic characteristics of the states…
The ousted government in Andhra Pradesh had banked heavily on Direct Benefit Transfers to build a political constituency, but the electorate might be asking for development too.
The return of regional parties to the political centre stage notwithstanding, their origins and histories hold them back from becoming pan-Indian national parties.
India sees China as both threat and positive model, but poll manifestos have very little on how to deal with Beijing. The evasion is reflective of the unwillingness by successive governments to…
