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Tag: Elections

Hung Assembly, Governor and the Constitutional Conundrum

On May 18, 2018 By Lovish Garg In Constitutional Law, Supreme Court of India

The Karnataka assembly polls resulted in a fractured mandate with no single party able to secure a majority in the house of 224 seats. While the BJP which emerged as the single largest party fell …

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Why has the opposition to the Congress in Maharashtra always been so weak?

On October 27, 2009 By Vinay Sitapati In Uncategorized

The Maharashtra elections results can’t be explained by Raj Thackeray alone, as I argue in this opinion piece in today’s Indian Express. The larger question is why the opposition to the Congress in Maharasthra has …

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Delay in selecting ministers: good or bad?

On May 28, 2009 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

This editorial in the Telegraph laments the fact that the formation of the council of ministers took twelve days: This inordinate delay in forming a team that is supposed to present to the nation an …

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More interesting comments on Verdict 2009

On May 27, 2009 By Harish Narsappa In Uncategorized

Arun has in an earlier post already drawn attention to certain views about what Verdict 2009 means. I found two comments which are very interesting. The first is by Ashis Nandy in the latest Tehelka …

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Analysis of the 2009 General Elections: Contrasting views

On May 20, 2009 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

As is perhaps to be expected, not all analysts agree on how we should interpret the results of the recently concluded general elections. Of the early analysis, I have been struck by three commentaries on …

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Electoral Verdict to Spur Reforms

On May 18, 2009 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

With the return of the Congress government to power and with Dr. Manmohan Singh set to continue as Prime Minister, corporate India is likely to witness a series of reforms in the near future. Unlike …

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Decline in number of contesting Lok Sabha candidates with criminal records

On April 22, 2009 By Namita Wahi In Uncategorized

Analysis by the Times of India indicates an approximately 30 per cent decline in the count of candidates with criminal records contesting the present Lok Sabha elections as compared to the statistics for the 2004 …

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No Criminals in Politics

On March 7, 2009 By Namita Wahi In Uncategorized

As India goes to elections in a month’s time, there is a pervading sense of concern and of dismay about the candidates, political parties and alliances that form part of the electoral canvas. A staggering …

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PRS Conference on Effective Legislatures

On January 28, 2009 By Namita Wahi In Uncategorized

In previous posts on this blog available here and here, I summarised the panel discussions at the PRS Conference on Effective Legislatures held at New Delhi, on December 5th, 2008. The discussion papers circulated at …

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Interview with J.M.Lyngdoh

On January 12, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Over at the Social Blog, Arun and Aditya interview J.M.Lyngdoh, former Chief Election Commissioner on a range of issues including private funding of elections, and elections to students’ unions on which he has given a …

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