The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won an unprecedented victory in India’s sixteenth general election. The scope of its victory ensures that the prime minister apparent, Narendra Modi, will not … Read the rest
Tag: India’s general election
As India’s mammoth and mind-boggling election draws to a close, the only other member of the one billion population club is paying attention, although not that closely.
China has declared … Read the rest
Along with corruption, a stagnant economy and high inflation dominate the concerns of voters in the current general election in India. Like voters elsewhere, Indian voters seem likely to vote … Read the rest
Economic growth, roads, electricity, employment, education, and health are dominating the electoral discourse and campaigns during the 2014 elections in India. A recent survey found that economic growth, corruption … Read the rest
The low number of women candidates nominated by political parties in the 2014 election suggests that not much has changed since 2009. Many parties have articulated support for increasing women’s … Read the rest
Development appears to have captured the imagination of political commentators writing and discussing the ensuing Indian elections. We are told that these elections are about development and economic growth. It … Read the rest
The four states – Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala – and two union territories (Puducherry and Lakshadweep) of south India that return 131 of the 543 members of … Read the rest
India is currently in the throes of its sixteenth general election with 814 million eligible voters. The significance of this election for the future of the world’s largest democracy … Read the rest
Rob Jenkins’ excellent post in this blog series (Is “Programmatic Politics” Possible in the Absence of Party Programmes?) argues that the unavailability of party manifestoes makes it very difficult … Read the rest
India has had seven consecutive elections (1989 to 2009) in which no single party won a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha, resulting in hung parliaments. In 1991, … Read the rest