Activism The party-list system in the Philippines: Is it better or worse for democracy? July 4, 2019 0 Written by Jorge Villamor Tigno. Image Credit: Satur Ocampo & Liza Maza file candidacy for Senate by Victor Villanueva/CC; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The party-list system in the…
Elections Beyond the BJP/Congress dichotomy: Reflecting on the possibilities of a Third Front April 4, 2019 0 Written by Indrajit Roy. Electoral coalitions have remained a feature of Indian politics since 1989. The present government, led by Narendra Modi, is a coalition…
Congress ‘Indira is back’? Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the 2019 elections March 28, 2019 0 Written by William Gould. Poster being held by a Congress supporter outside the Lucknow office. Image source: Economic Times. In Lucknow, shortly after the announcement on…
Democracy How far can momentum take Rahul Gandhi’s Congress? January 16, 2019 0 Written by Andrew Whitehead. The Indian National Congress is entering an election year with that most valuable of political commodities: momentum. The party’s performance in…
Elections The National versus the Local: Karnataka and the Race for 2019 May 24, 2018 0 Written by Louise Tillin. The recently concluded Karnataka state election in India, with its drawn-out epilogue of government formation, provides insights into the emerging contours…
Elections Analyzing the Battle for Karnataka May 16, 2018 0 By M. Sudhir Selvaraj. It was an eventful day as residents of Karnataka (and the country) sat at the edge of their seat as the…
Elections Campaigning in Karnataka: Regional branch authority, the Congress and the BJP May 14, 2018 0 Written by Dishil Shrimankar. The run-up to the Karnataka elections has seen some interesting political themes come to light. Here, I use the run-up to…
Elections The BJP’s electoral outlook for 2019 April 4, 2018 0 Written by Rekha Diwakar. The BJP’s victory in the 2014 national (Lok Sabha) election defined the party as the central pivot in Indian politics replacing the Congress…
Uncategorized Modi’s Silence March 5, 2018 0 Written by Aarti Subramaniam. In November 2015, during his first visit to the United Kingdom after being elected Prime Minister, Narendra Modi faced what many…
Uncategorized Gujarat Election: A view from the ground January 18, 2018 0 Written by Dishil Shrimankar. Gujarat, a state in Western India, went to polls in late December 2017. Effective party competition in Gujarat is restricted to…
