Election Watch
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Simultaneous elections: What are the implications for Indian federalism?
Strengthening governance is more complex than simply reducing the number and frequency of elections.
Louise Tillin
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‘One nation, one election’ plan presents a challenge for the Opposition – and for the BJP
The Hindutva party is hoping that the optics of simultaneous polls will help it overcome anti-incumbency sentiment and a united Opposition.
Vivek Deshpande
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Gujarat’s ‘dhandho’ election: Here’s how you can support our reporting
Help us to tell the story of business in the state by contributing to Scroll.in’s Gujarat reporting fund.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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Rajiv Kumar takes charge as chief election commissioner
He will oversee the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Scroll Staff
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No power to de-register political parties offering freebies, Election Commission tells SC
Voters must decide whether such policies are financially viable or if they have ‘adverse effect on the economic health of the state’, the poll panel said.
Scroll Staff
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Opinion: What tripped up the BJP? Its failure to understand one critical element of Bengali culture
The argumentative Bengali psyche is programmed to be sceptical of authority.
Nazes Afroz
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Bihar elections: Modi’s Covid-19 lockdown battered Indians – so why are they still voting BJP?
Indians seem to retain a belief in the prime minister’s leadership.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Bye-polls: MP records over 66% turnout till 5 pm; voting held for 54 seats across 10 states
While Telangana voter turnout was the highest at 81.44%, the lowest was in Uttar Pradesh at 51.21% till 5 pm.
Scroll Staff
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Bullets, biryani and fake exposes: A snapshot of the BJP’s communal campaign for the Delhi election
Summing up the falsehoods pushed by the Hindutva party in the run up to polls in the capital.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Sri Lanka elections: What’s at stake for the divided island nation?
A record 35 candidates are in the fray.
Niro Kandasamy, The Conversation
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Why it’s not surprising that polls in Australia got the election results wrong
Long-term trends always pointed toward a Labor loss, given the various factors in play.
Ian McAllister, The Conversation & Sarah Cameron, The Conversation
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Lack of jobs and rising prices are the biggest concerns for Indian voters, finds survey
Corruption, terrorism and crime are the other major concerns identified by the Pew Research Centre.
Tish Sanghera, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game