Beef ban Caste calculations and curry leaves: Dalits and the 2019 elections April 17, 2019 1 Written by Hugo Gorringe and Karthikeyan Damodaran. Dalit votes could be decisive in the 2019 general elections in India. One of the pillars of the…
Elections Women and minorities in the Lok Sabha: Intersectionality in the Indian elections April 15, 2019 1 Written by Francesca R. Jensenius. It is well known that women are under-represented in India’s legislative assemblies. The historically marginalised Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled…
Elections Social media, BJP 2.0 and the 2019 general elections in India April 11, 2019 0 Written by Rashmi Singh. With the 2019 general elections hot on its heels, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has finally been forced to reckon…
India The state of the states: The crucial regional parties and the upcoming parliamentary elections in India. Part II February 27, 2019 0 Written by Krzysztof Iwanek. This is the second instalment of my series which monitors pre-election developments in six large Indian states. I have decided to…