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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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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What explains reports of infighting within the BJP during the elections?
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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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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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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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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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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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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals
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ISL 2024 final, Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City, as it happened: MCFC win second Cup title
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Hockey: Rohit to lead 20-member Indian junior team in five-match tour of Europe