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TopicIndependents

Topic: independents

RWAs enter Haryana election fray, pushing BJP & Congress campaigns to focus on garbage & roads

Federation of Apartment Owners Association's president Sanjay Lal will contest the Gurugram assembly seat. Badshahpur RWA president's nomination, however, stands cancelled.

Why Nayab Singh Saini govt is confident of sailing through Oppn’s floor test demand

Three Independents withdrew their support to the Saini-led BJP govt in Haryana last month, bringing its strength down to 43 in a House with an effective strength of 87.

Who is Ravindra Bhati, 26-yr-old Rajput rebel raising a ‘desert storm’ in Rajasthan’s Barmer

Bhati won the Sheo assembly seat as an Independent after BJP denied him a ticket. Now, he’s aiming for the Barmer Lok Sabha seat and is drawing comparisons to Sachin Pilot.

Crorepati MLA, equidistant from Congress & BJP — Balraj Kundu floats ‘Haryana Jansewak Party’

Balraj Kundu, who disclosed assets worth Rs 141 crore in his 2019 poll affidavit, says his new party seeks to provide alternative to ruling BJP-JJP combine & opposition Congress.

Political parties dominate India’s national elections, not candidates

Number of candidates in each constituency has grown rapidly since Independence but an independent has a very small likelihood of winning a Lok Sabha seat.

In Himachal, independents and rebels may spoil Congress, BJP party

The state has a strong tradition of independents winning elections; of the 5 who won 2012 polls, 2 have been fielded by Congress & another by BJP this time.

The partyless wonders

The new crop of independents mean well. But they don't understand or respect our politics.

On Camera

India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.