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5 days, 11 hours ago

Are Congress’s EVM allegations a legitimate concern or a strategic diversion?

After the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the echoes of alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulation has once again reverberated through political spaces, particularly from the Congress party and its allies. The Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s strong demand to reintroduce ballot papers by replacing the EVM highlights a recurring scepticism about the established electoral process. Understanding how much people trust EVMs provides crucial …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

How Modi won back India’s big economic prize five months after losing it

Al Jazeera

The BJP’s record win in Maharashtra underscores how it has bounced back from its setback in parliamentary elections, even as the opposition has lost the momentum it appeared to have gained. New Delhi, India – An alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party swept elections to India’s second-largest state, Maharashtra, on Saturday, dramatically regaining ground it had …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Tribal vote trends reshape Lok Sabha election results

The Hindu

Priyanka Jarkiholi, a tribal woman, made history in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Several prominent tribal leaders were elected to the 18th Lok Sabha, including Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor from Dahod in Gujarat, Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, from Bardoli Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat, Faggan Singh Kulaste from Mandla Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Jual Oram from Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: 'Your' corruption vs 'my' corruption is the Karnataka story

India Today

The last two weeks in the politics of Karnataka have seen free-for-all, mutual mud-slinging like never before; accusations and counter-accusations galore! In the 2023 Assembly elections, when the Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey posed the question whether the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party government should get another chance. If 89 per cent of those who voted for the BJP said “yes”, 85 per …

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5 months, 1 week ago

The verdict of 2024, its amplified message

The Hindu

The final turnout in the 2024 general election is a clear indication of the continued interest in, engagement with and participation of the Indian voter in India’s democratic processes. The turnout in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was only 1% lower when compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but this was still the third highest turnout ever in an …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Was the Ram Mandir a voting issue in the 2024 LS polls?

The Hindu

The Ram Mandir was inaugurated on January 22, 2024, and was strategically planned by the incumbent government just three months prior to the commencement of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In response to an open-ended question of ‘most approved work of the BJP-led NDA government’, 22% mentioned the construction of the Ram Mandir, making it the most liked work of …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did exit polls go off the mark? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: Ahead of election results on June 4, several exit polls predicted the return of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance to power, with a tally of more than 300 seats for the BJP alone. The CSDS-Lokniti post poll predicted that the NDA would receive a vote share of 46% while that of the INDIA bloc …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift

The Hindu

In the long run, the outcome of the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu may have tremendous significance for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s foray into the politics of the State. Possibilities ahead The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led alliance managed a sweep with 39 seats, and this ensured that the BJP remained firmly away from a clear majority in the Lok …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: The three main takeaways

The Hindu

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections were unique. Subaltern reach First, the BJP somehow managed to protect its carefully nurtured constituency of voters — upper caste Hindus, OBCs, and Adivasis; as well as Dalits on a somewhat lower scale. For instance, the Hindu upper caste continued to support the party, though a small fraction also moved towards the Opposition. The BJP’s …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Campaigns play key role in shaping choice

The Hindu

In a democracy, electoral campaigns play a significant role in mobilizing the voters’ choices. Campaigning as a political strategy accomplishes three necessary tasks — it connects the parties and their leaders with the electorate; it introduces the voter to the party manifesto and candidate’s/party’s vision; and it builds a perception about who will win the election based on engagement with …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP poised to get third term; both BJP and Congress may register small gains in vote share

The Hindu

In continuation of the reports by Lokniti-CSDS in this paper the BJP seems to have held on its core bastions and warded off the challenge elsewhere. As we await the actual counting of votes on Tuesday, Lokniti’s post-election survey confirms the comfortable edge that the BJP enjoys in the 18th parliamentary election, and is set to form the government for …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Underlying threads behind BJP’s 2019, 2024 election results

Hindustan Times

Most exit polls have predicted a third term for the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance. The BJP surged ahead of the Congress in terms of vote share among upper castes in the 1996 elections. In 1996, the BJP’s vote share among OBC, SC and ST groups was 54%, 40% and 60% of its support among non SC-ST-OBC voters. …

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7 months ago

Why BJP-led NDA Seems to Have Advantage in 2024 Elections

News 18

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections have entered midway with the completion of four phases and only three phases remaining. Despite Dissatisfaction, Modi Remains Popular Coming to the 2024 elections, Lokniti-CSDS released a pre-poll survey in April where the data pointed out that the satisfaction level towards the Modi government has seen a dip of around 8.1 per cent — a …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

The everyday psychoanalyst: Life and work of Sudhir Kakar

The Hindu

Published : May 01, 2024 20:36 IST - 9 MINS READ My friends talked of the psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar as a cult figure, the golden boy of Indian psychology, the immaculate conception. One will consider Sudhir’s exploration of sexuality in terms of his later work. One wishes that Sudhir had internalised Raimundo’s work on mysticism as an experience open to …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Who will win Lok Sabha elections in 2024? Pre-poll survey says BJP holds…

Hindustan Times

The BJP holds a commanding 12 percentage points lead over the Opposition's INDIA alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, according to a pre-poll survey by Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. The BJP holds a significant 12 per cent lead over the Opposition INDIA bloc in the upcoming polls, with four out of ten voters supporting the BJP. …

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8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | There is no clear and close challenger to the BJP this time. ‘Ifs and buts’ apply

The Hindu

On June 4, 2024, the day of counting of votes of the Lok Sabha elections, will India witness anti-incumbency? We show that voters’ assessment of the government’s performance combined with the impact of the leadership factor may help the BJP weather the storm that economic distress may cause. And perhaps more significantly, it is to the BJP’s credit that even …

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8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Despite the economy, how is the BJP sitting pretty?

The Hindu

Reports based on the pre-poll survey of the Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, published in these pages on April 11, focused on the factors that had the potential to work in favour of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha elections. But above all, the strengthening of Hindu identity and the BJP’s clear identification with the Ram Mandir issue …

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8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Key decisions and political implication for BJP

The Hindu

In its second term, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government made significant constitutional changes and initiated eye-catching projects, sparking debates about its future plans and intentions. On the other hand, one in five voters are not aware of Article 370 and another two of every ten did not comment on it, revealing that significant political issues may not reach all …

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8 months, 1 week ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Nepotism, Defections and Alliances: BJP need not worry about its realpolitik

The Hindu

Political leaders are often seen switching allegiances, leaving their parent parties to join others, in pursuit of personal or strategic interests. On the other hand, supporters of the BJP and those of its allied parties tend to view the party as less nepotistic than the Congress. A little less than half of the voters believe that the BJP should refrain …

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8 months, 1 week ago

lokniti-csds 2024 pre-poll survey reveals key issues in 2024 lok sabha elections

The Hindu

Unemployment and price rise are the key concerns of nearly half the electorate, the CSDS-Lokniti pre-poll survey in the run-up to the 2024 general elections revealed. Nearly two thirds of those surveyed, with the highest among cities, across localities expressed that getting jobs had become more difficult. The concern was highest among Muslims with 67% saying that getting jobs had …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP spruces up poll apparatus with major focus on Hindi belt

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: With an eye on the forthcoming general election, the BJP has begun sprucing up its organisational apparatus. Responding to the agency's questionnaire, 38 per cent of voters in Chhattisgarh, 39 per cent in Madhya Pradesh and 51 per cent in Rajasthan seemed to be “fully satisfied” with the performance of the Modi government in the last five years. …

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1 year ago

The methodology used for the Lokniti-CSDS survey

The Hindu

The findings presented are from the Chhattisgarh voting behaviour study 2023 conducted by the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. A total of 2,614 voters spread across 100 polling stations in randomly selected 25 Assembly constituencies were interviewed. Thereafter, four polling stations within each of the sampled Assembly constituencies were selected using the SRS …

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1 year ago

Assembly Elections Exit Poll 2023: How accurate were numbers in 2018 elections

Live Mint

The exit poll results for the five states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram — will be declared on Thursday, November 30. > CVoter-Republic TV had predicted 60 seats for the BJP and 137 for the Congress > CNX-Times had predicted 85 seats for the BJP and 105 for the Congress > India TV had predicted 80-90 seats …

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1 year ago

How accurate were 2018 exit polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram?

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The exit poll results for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan assembly elections will be released today. Axis My India and India Today predicted a neck and neck fight giving 111 seats to the BJP and 113 seats to the Congress. India News- NETA gave 106 seats to the BJP and 112 to the Congress. Axis My …

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Are Congress’s EVM allegations a legitimate concern or a strategic diversion?

How Modi won back India’s big economic prize five months after losing it

Tribal vote trends reshape Lok Sabha election results

Opinion: 'Your' corruption vs 'my' corruption is the Karnataka story

The verdict of 2024, its amplified message

Was the Ram Mandir a voting issue in the 2024 LS polls?

Why did exit polls go off the mark? | Explained

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP expands presence in Tamil Nadu but fails to force a major shift

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: The three main takeaways

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Campaigns play key role in shaping choice

BJP poised to get third term; both BJP and Congress may register small gains in vote share

Underlying threads behind BJP’s 2019, 2024 election results

Why BJP-led NDA Seems to Have Advantage in 2024 Elections

The everyday psychoanalyst: Life and work of Sudhir Kakar

Who will win Lok Sabha elections in 2024? Pre-poll survey says BJP holds…

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | There is no clear and close challenger to the BJP this time. ‘Ifs and buts’ apply

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Despite the economy, how is the BJP sitting pretty?

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Key decisions and political implication for BJP

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Nepotism, Defections and Alliances: BJP need not worry about its realpolitik

lokniti-csds 2024 pre-poll survey reveals key issues in 2024 lok sabha elections

BJP spruces up poll apparatus with major focus on Hindi belt

The methodology used for the Lokniti-CSDS survey

Assembly Elections Exit Poll 2023: How accurate were numbers in 2018 elections

How accurate were 2018 exit polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram?