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Between 2016-18, BJP Received Rs 915 Crore from Corporate Donations, Highest Among Parties: Report
09 Jul 2019
Prudent or Satya Electoral Trust donated Rs 405.52 crore to BJP and Rs 23.90 crore to Congress during the period.
Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury
Decoding One Nation One Poll
19 Jun 2019
PM Modi has again raised the issue immediately after coming back to power for a second term, but critics argue that simultaneous elections will relegate local issues or issues of state importance to…
Ravi Nair
ECI’s Stance on Data Discrepancies: No Right to Question?
13 Jun 2019
Is the ECI saying that if the winning margin is higher than the margin of discrepancy in data, then it should not be questioned?
Prabir Purkayastha, Bappa Sinha
Why the Electoral Process Has to be Kept Above Suspicion
08 Jun 2019
An electronic vote that has a physical existence which can be independently tallied, is the obvious way to instil confidence in the sanctity of elections.
Sagari Chhabra
In My Own Voice: The Secret Behind Winning an Election
06 Jun 2019
The number of parliamentarians with serious criminal cases is on the rise, donations have become opaque due to electoral bonds. Surely, democracy deserves better than this.
Chandan Nandy, Kashif Kakvi
‘Phantom Votes’: 119 of 120 LS Seats in UP, Bihar Under Cloud?
01 Jun 2019
NewsClick carried out an analysis based on the ECI data for total votes counted and on the two states’ poll panel's website for the total number of registered voters in each of the 120 constituencies…
Ravi Nair
Why EC Owes an Answer to the Country Over ‘Phantom Votes’
31 May 2019
In order to ensure that the democratic fabric of this country is unruptured, the Election Commission needs to step up and address this issue.
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Media and Modi: Opposition Needs to Introspect
31 May 2019
Senior journalist Abhisar Sharma talks about the opposition's need to ponder upon its media coordination policy.
Chandan Nandy, Kashif Kakvi
Thousands of Phantom Votes Suspected Across Lok Sabha Seats in Bihar, UP
28 May 2019
Three former Chief Election Commissioners say EC should explain, figures need to be reconciled.
Sagari Chhabra
In My Own Voice: Who Wins, Who Loses?
22 May 2019
If India is to survive, democracy must thrive, for which we need robust institutions that do not look the other way when the offender is a VIP.