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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicPolitical parties

Topic: Political parties

Directly, via proxy, or through subsidiaries — how India’s biggest corporates bought electoral bonds

Data made public by the Election Commission lists each company that purchased electoral bonds individually. However, when their underlying links are found, the true picture emerges.

Who takes better care of political workers? Survey of BJP and Congress finds out

A survey of 206 respondents after the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, revealed fascinating differences in the average responses from BJP and Congress workers.

Think tanks acting as war rooms. This is what Indian political parties are building for 2024

Nation With NaMo, Varahe Analytics, Inclusive Minds and several others work round the clock collecting data for political parties – BJP to Congress, AAP, BJD, NCP, SP, DMK, and TMC.

SubscriberWrites: Monarchy in political parties is retarding India’s economic development

In the process of keeping control of their inherited parties, they indulge in ruinous financial in-discipline & retard the economic growth of the states that they rule.

Can Koo ride 2024 poll wave & become India’s new Twitter? How political parties see homegrown app

Some don't care for it, others say it's a 'good backup for India'. According to CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna, parties can use it to reach wider audience in their native language.

Ghost addresses, empty offices — the shadowy world of registered unrecognised political parties

The Election Commission is in the midst of a crackdown against over 2,000 ‘unrecognised political parties’, and the IT Department has already raided many. Here’s why.

BJP saves Rs 73 cr, Congress to get 27 lakh as govt gives political parties relief on land dues

Cabinet has approved housing ministry’s proposal to change category of land allotted to political parties for their offices in Delhi, bringing down dues significantly for 14 parties.

Modi govt plans relief for 14 political parties owing 150 cr in land dues, BJP dues maximum

Cabinet likely to pass proposal to change category of land allotments for party offices in Delhi, made between 2000 and 2017, from 'institutional' to ‘central govt-to-govt’ transfer to slash rates.

As Congress mulls next president, the flip side of inner party democracy

US and UK parties have internal elections to choose leaders. But that has both pros and cons.

25% of over 600 candidates in UP polls 1st phase face criminal charges: ADR study of affidavits

ADR's report states 20% of all candidates for 1st phase are accused of serious crimes, such as murder, attempt to murder or rape.

On Camera

72% of Indians are in favour of military rule. Complicates ‘deepening of democracy’ theory

The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

India deploys 11 submarines, a first in nearly three decades 

This deployment by the Indian Navy Friday is a stark contrast to the submarine history of the last two decades that has seen the arm hit by dwindling strength, accidents and write-offs.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.