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A survey titled ‘Politics, Punekars and Perceptions’ conducted by the Jnana Prabodhini Foundation has thrown up interesting findings on voter engagement, systems of government, misinformation and fake news, political values and the overall economic situation. “These included millions of Punekars – residents of India’s seventh-largest city, Pune – who joined their fellow citizens in exercising their right to vote Our …
BHUBANESWAR: BJD president Naveen Patnaik held a meeting with his party's nine Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday and asked them to emerge as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in the Upper House of Parliament during its upcoming session that would begin on June 27. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the party's leader in Rajya Sabha Sasmit Patra said, "The …
Although the dates for the assembly polls in Mizoram are yet to be announced by the Election Commission, the ruling Mizo National Front finished declaring the candidates for all 40 assembly seats this week. Last time, the saffron party was able to open its account for the first time in the state after its candidate Buddhadhan Chakma won the religious …