EXPLAINED: NOTA hearing in SC and why court asked, 'Has quality of elected leaders improved?'

The SC is hearing a PIL filed by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy that has challenged Section 53(2) of the Representation of ...
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Explained: Why Election Commission's special revision of Bihar voter list has kicked up a political storm

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued instructions for holding Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. This means electoral rolls for Bihar will be prepared afresh. The move ...
The New York Times

Hundreds of Indian Lawmakers Detained at a Protest Claiming Vote Rigging

Opposition figures were held briefly at a New Delhi demonstration after accusing Narendra Modi’s ruling party of manipulating elections. By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar Reporting from New Delhi ...
The Diplomat

In India, the Battle for Free and Fair Elections Begins Long Before Election Day

Women voters hold up their voter identification card while standing in a line to vote in local elections, Howrah, India, July 8, 2023. For more than seven decades, India’s elections have been the envy ...
The Diplomat

Rahul Gandhi Calls out Bias of India’s Election Commission

In an article, the Leader of the Opposition detailed the “industrial scale rigging” of the Maharashtra Assembly elections in favor of the ruling BJP. With months to go before the crucial Bihar state ...