ECI: Documents for Voting, Model Code of Conduct, Handbooks for Media and Presiding Officers [HTML and PDF]
"The Election Commission of India has directed that all electors in all constituencies who have been issued Electors Photo ...
Full Text: Letter from former Civil Service Officers to the President of India on the Election Commission of India [HTML and PDF]
Former Civil Service officers, including former Ambassadors, Secretaries to the Government of India, and officers who have held ...
The Supreme Court allows entry of women of all age groups into the Ayyappa temple.
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court allowed entry of women of all ages into the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala.
The Phenomenon of Political Dynasties Among the Muslim Legislators of Uttar Pradesh
This report on the phenomenon of political dynasties among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh is an empirical enquiry into the extent it has ...
The Politics and Governance of Social Policies in Delhi: Comparing Cash and In-kind Transfers
This Policy Report, The Politics and Governance of Social Policies in Delhi : Comparing Cash and In-kind Transfers, acknowledges ...
Governance by Fear in Tamil Nadu: A Template from Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi, in southern Tamil Nadu, found its place in recorded history preceding even that of the State’s capital, Chennai.
The ‘One Nation’ Fallacy in a ‘New’ India
The early years of the Indian republic saw an emphasis on nation building, accomplished through a top-down policy paradigm driven ...
Banning Cow Slaughter by Stealth
The contentious issue of cow slaughter has been revived with the notification of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation ...
Demonetisation and Black Money
The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy and Asian College of Journalism is organising a Public discussion on ...
'Both the corrupt and the corrupter are indictable and answerable to the society' : Supreme Court Judgment [Full Text - PDF]
On February 14, 2017, the Supreme Court of India delivered its verdict on one of India's most high-profile corruption cases in ...
Tamil Nadu: Loyal Vote Banks Help AIADMK Overcome Anti-incumbency
What helped the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) break free from the weight of incumbency and retain power ...
Full Text: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Memorandum to the Prime Minister of India (June 14, 2016)
On June 14, 2016, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa, presented a 29-point memorandum of requests highlighting the ...
How the States Polled: Lessons for BJP, INC
Notwithstanding the fact that the BJP/NDA appear to be on a strong wicket in national politics after the elections to five States, ...
Kerala: A Verdict against Corruption and Degeneration of Values
True to form, voters in Kerala have changed their government. The incumbent United Democratic Front (UDF) led by the Indian ...
Alliance fails in West Bengal, Hindutva wins Assam for BJP
The elections to the Legislative Assemblies of West Bengal and Assam presented contrasting results. While in Bengal, the Mamata ...
Hung Assembly Could Result in J&K Model of Alliance in Assam
A mix of local issues and competing ideologies have made the Assam Assembly elections a difficult one to call. In this article, ...
PMK - Manifesto for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016
The election manifesto of the Paataali Makkal Katchi (PMK) for the general elections to the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, ...
The Politics of Welfare in Tamil Nadu
The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy brings together experts with a ringside view of important political and policy ...
Not Easy for West Bengal’s Lone Ranger
West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is going it alone in the State Assembly election ...
The Voters' Dilemma in Kerala
The 2016 Assembly election is crucial for the three fronts in Kerala. While the United Democratic Front (UDF) is making all ...
Tamil Nadu’s Experiments with Electoral Alliances
The General Election for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, to be held on May 16, 2016, will be noteworthy for the attempt by ...
DMK - Manifesto for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016
The election manifesto of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for the general elections to the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative ...
Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the Legislative Assembly Elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil ...
Youth Activism and Democratic Politics in India’s Northeast: 2014 Election in Perspective
This Report attempts to understand how the youth in the northeastern region of India look at the electoral and political ...
Intra-party Democracy and Indian Political Parties
This report examines the status of intra-party democracy in the two major political parties of India — the Indian National ...
Will Support Any Party that Helps Rebuild Andhra: YSR Cong
A veteran of many political battles, M.V. Mysoora Reddy, currently with the YSR Congress Party, believes that in this election, ...
My Vision is Development, Not Growth: Y. Sivaji
As 25 Parliamentary and 175 Assembly constituencies in Seemandhara go to the polls on May 7, a former Rajya Sabha MP and political ...
My vision is development, not growth: Y. Sivaji
As 25 Parliamentary and 175 Assembly constituencies in Seemandhara go to the polls on May 7, a former Rajya Sabha MP and political ...
A Battle with a Difference in Tamil Nadu
Electoral battles in the southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu have mostly thrown up decisive results; the 2009 Parliamentary ...
TRS Sees a Vital Role for Itself in the Union Government: K.T. Ramarao
All of 37, Kalvakuntla Taraka Ramarao, or KTR as he is known among party cadres, is already the face of the Telangana Rashtra ...
Amenities for MPs
"After election to Parliament, the members become entitled to certain amenities. These amenities are provided to members with ...
Aam Admi Party - Manifesto for Lok Sabha 2014
"The Aam Admi Party is not just another party. It is a party that risen from the struggles of Ramlila Maidan and Jantar ...
Power and Limitations of Opinion Polls: My Experiences
Opinion polls have had an air of mystery about them. In this special article, Rajeeva Karandikar, renowned statistician and ...
Manufacturing Dissent: The Media and the 2014 Indian Election
The increasing corporatisation of the media—with business houses, politicians, political parties and individuals with political ...
Schedule of General Elections
The five year term of the 15th Lok Sabha is due to expire on 31st May, 2014. Article 324 of the Constitution of India bestows the ...
Election Commission's Compendium of Instructions on Paid News
The issue of paid news has been hotly debated in the public domain, particularly as the role of the media in influencing voters ...
CPI(M) - Manifesto for Lok Sabha 2014
"The country needs to be rescued from the politics and policies of the Congress and the BJP. What is required are alternative ...
AIADMK - Manifesto for Lok Sabha 2014
"This Election Manifesto not only indicates what will be done for Tamil Nadu and the Tamil people, but also clearly spells ...
DMK - Manifesto for Lok Sabha 2014
"We place this election manifesto before the electorate, paying our homage to our sagacious mentor who is taking eternal rest ...
Telangana - Dealing with the Costs of Division: A Dialogue Towards Reconciliation
On September 21st, 2013, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy organised a consultation in Hyderabad, "Dealing with ...