Meeting on Electoral Process and Democracy
Press Release Meeting on Electoral Process and Democracy Held at Constitution Club, New Delhi New Delhi, 31 August 2025 A public meeting on Electoral Process and Democracy was organised today…
Sohna villages: Voters have a right to select their candidates!
A report by Bagish Jha in the Times of India, published on 28th August 2024, states that residents of more than 100 villages in Sohna and Tauru in Haryana held…
Were the 2024 Lok Sabha elections free and fair?
Interview with Mr M G Devasahayam, indefatigable activist for electoral transparency regarding the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Former IAS Officer Shri M.G. Devasahayam (MGD) merely 83 years young, is the…
‘Horse trading’: Utter powerlessness after pressing the EVM button
Following the official announcement of the elections, the “leading” and every other political party within the two major alliances negotiated, lobbied, bribed, blackmailed to make sure that (a) they were…
Is the Monopoly Over Election Symbols Creating an Unfair Election Field?
Election symbols were initially introduced into the Indian electoral process as a practical solution to overcome the challenges posed by widespread illiteracy. They served as simple, recognisable markers that allowed…
THE REAL OPPOSITION COMES FROM THE STREET: A COMMENTARY ON THE INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections have concluded with an NDA coalition government led by the BJP being sworn in as this is being written. Some would say that the fact…
Current elections and democratic renewal
Statement of Lok Raj Sangathan 2 March 2022 Source of image: https://news.abplive.com/elections/assembly-election-2022-election-commission-to-review-prohibition-on-physical-rallies-on-monday-1509878 Elections are going on in five states of India—Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and UP. They began on 10th…