The BJP in poll-bound MP hopes to replicate the successful Gujarat election formula and beat anti-incumbency by ‘empowering’ workers with ID cards, micromanaging voter lists.
Through its network of such booth-level foot soldiers, who almost run a parallel administration system, the BJP micromanages voters, ensuring they come out to vote on election day.
The 5-member booth-level panels are an attempt by BJP to bolster panna pramukh system, which involves point-persons engaging with voters on every page of the electoral rolls.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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