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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Madhya Pradesh has mostly been a Bharatiya Janata Party -ruled State since 2003, with the Indian National Congress forming the government for a brief period between December 2018 to March 2020. The most active informants in the BJP sample in Madhya Pradesh were the Chief Minister’s handle accounting for 33% of posts, senior party leaders followed by the official party …
As Rajasthan State elections are just around the corner, social media platforms have become sources of information dissemination and political campaigning. In comparison, the Congress party’s State account, @INCRajasthan on X, was the source of 21% of total Congress posts recorded. Comparatively, only 21% of the BJP’s total recorded posts were from its party workers; 11% of the posts from …