General Elections 2019

Modi 2.0- Its decision time!

Modi 2.0- Its decision time!

June 1, 2019

Will the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi see more reforms and actions than symbolism and sloganeering witnessed in the first term? No doubt, the massive mandate won by Modi shows that India has put its trust in him.

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Agenda for Modi 2.0

Agenda for Modi 2.0

May 24, 2019

An important message was lost in the cacophony of support and ridicule that followed Modi’s surprise visit to the Himalayas last week.

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Poll promises

Poll promises

April 8, 2019

The Indian National Congress party-the principal opposition in India launched--'Ab Hoga Nyay', (Now, There will be justice) a political campaign that promises justice for all. Can the campaign harvest disenchantment of millions of voters in India against the ruling Bharatiya Jana...

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Touring the great Indian election festival

Touring the great Indian election festival

March 30, 2019

You must have heard of an industry tour, a slum tour but how about an election tour? The Indian travel and tour operators are giving international travellers an opportunity to come and be a part of the largest democratic electorate in the world.

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The saga of alliance dynamics during elections

The saga of alliance dynamics during elections

March 28, 2019

Is the forthcoming general election a cakewalk or contest for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi? With an objective of unseating the Modi government several alliances have come up in different states across India.

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Citizen’s manifesto for Indian elections

Citizen’s manifesto for Indian elections

March 27, 2019

Elections should no longer be considered as the opportunity to elect the candidate of choice but the occasion of selecting the future that the citizen’s want.

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Dance of the Indian democracy

Dance of the Indian democracy

March 26, 2019

Over the following two months, India will see general election 2019 spread over seven phases of polling. The mother of all electoral battles is between Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP coalition and opposition parties across India. What makes the battle interesting, irrespect...

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Budgeting for Votes

Budgeting for Votes

February 2, 2019

Reeling under the severe shock of recent defeat in three assembly polls in Hindi heartland that has left the Narendra Modi government worried about the prospects of general elections to be announced in a few weeks from now, tried to shower pre-poll sops when his stop gap finance ...

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EWS Reservation: A political lollipop

EWS Reservation: A political lollipop

January 22, 2019

Is the recent legislation of providing 10 pc reservation for economically weaker section (EWS) legally tenable and practical? Or is it an easy political tool to woo a section of electorate that can fetch votes for the ruling party in the general election to be held this year.

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Jobs, economy yet to recover from twin shocks: AIMO

Jobs, economy yet to recover from twin shocks: AIMO

December 21, 2018

Job loss in the TMSME sector was reported at the rate of 43 pc in the trader segment, 32 pc in the micro segment, 35 pc in the small businesses segment, and 24 pc loss in the medium businesses segment.

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Saffron outfits turn up the heat on Ram temple

Saffron outfits turn up the heat on Ram temple

December 1, 2018

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections next year, Saffron outfits have turned the heat demanding the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. Will it polarise the millions of voters on communal lines even as India faces farm distress and joblessness?

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Semi-finals ahead of general elections 2019

Semi-finals ahead of general elections 2019

October 8, 2018

India will witness five crucial assembly elections in November and December this year, before the mother of all electoral battles — the general elections 2019.

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