CLASS POLITICS
What have the reserved constituencies voted for?
What have the reserved constituencies voted for?
In the 2014 elections, the BJP won 66 out of 131 seats reserved for SC/ST candidates, which is the highest for any single party since 1991. Prabhu Mallikarjunan looks at the statistics and tries to decipher what this says for voting behaviour in these constituencies.
 AAP IN PUNJAB
Why Punjab still holds aloft the flag of 'new politics'While the entire country appeared unimpressed by the Aam Aadmi Party and its promises, Punjab not only sent four of its candidates to the Lok Sabha, but as recent data shows, also overcame the rural-urban divide in its mandate for the party. Srinivasan Ramani explores why. |
 INDIA'S VERDICT
The many nails in the UPA coffinHow strong was the Modi wave? Did recent state elections impact voter choice in parliamentary elections? Did better performing MPs necessarily augur well for their parties in the respective constituencies? A statistical analysis by Srinivasan Ramani finds interesting linkages between these and the UPA drubbing. |
 THE VOICE OF DEMOCRACY
Corruption: Do we really care? Did corruption as an issue only create noise, or did it really impact voter choice in the 16th Lok Sabha elections? Prabhu Mallikarjunan finds that the answer may not be very straighforward or simple. |
 VERDICT 2014
The AAP phenomenon: Too early for an epitaphThe results of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections apparently point to an abysmal failure of new politics as championed by the Aam Aadmi Party, but a deeper look by Himanshu Upadhyaya suggests all may not be over just as yet. |
 ELECTION RESULTS 2014
A dream come true, but can it seed another?The overwhelming mandate won by the BJP under Narendra Modi has led to continuing upward rally in the markets, but can it also inspire similar cheer in the social space? Shankar Jaganathan remains optimistic. |
 VOTER TURNOUT ANALYSIS
The message from voters in 2014Combining provisional voter turnout data and the perceptions of MP performance based on the Daksh-ADR survey, Srinivasan Ramani attempts to make reasonable assessments about what could be behind high turnouts in this Lok Sabha elections. |
 MONEY POWER IN A DEMOCRACY
The rich and famous funding elections - why not?Any election campaign and process needs money, and as long as the exercise of money power is well-regulated, it can never thwart the power of the people, feels P V Rajeev. |
 NOTES FROM VARANASI
Voices Modi and Kejriwal must listen to, beyond the noiseDays before the much-hyped showdown between Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi, Prabhu Mallikarjunan pays a visit to the holy city to know more about the loyalties and concerns of people on the ground. |
 ARUNACHAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
How an MLA hopeful lost the race even before he could contestAtum Welly, a former Congress minister in Arunachal Pradesh who switched to the BJP, alleges that a fraudulent move threw him out of the election process, as the Election Commission of India accepted a forged letter of withdrawal and declared his opponent elected. What’s more, he is not alone! Ramesh Menon reports. |
 POLITICAL HATE SPEECH
Penalties rare for Togadias and Masoods, but mileage aplentyThe fierce political campaigns around the 2014 general elections have seen rampant communal rhetoric and instances of hate speech by followers of all camps. Tanvi Bhatikar digs deeper into hate speech law and judicial proceedings in India with a comparison to UK and Europe. |
 AP ELECTIONS
Why voters in Telangana are still puzzledDays before Telangana goes to polls, Venugopalrao Nellutla examines the lack of exuberance and the dilemmas among people in the region, even as they look ahead to statehood and their own government in weeks from now. |
 TRANSGENDER PARTICIPATION
India’s “third gender” enters poll fray with new hopeIn a first, the Lok Sabha Election this year has at least four candidates from the transgender community, traditionally one of the most under-represented groups in the electorate as well as political leadership. Prabhu Mallikarjunan looks at their participation this year, as well as the challenges that lie ahead. |
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