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Imposing New Inequities

Vol. 55, Issue No. 40, 03 Oct, 2020

Without an appropriate regulatory mechanism, deregulation is detrimental to farmers’ interests.

Assam and the NRC

Vol. 55, Issue No. 39, 26 Sep, 2020
Akhil Ranjan Dutta

Deepankar Basu and Debarshi Das, in their article “Assam’s Politics and the NRC” (EPW, 1 February 2020), have raised a few critical issues regarding the fundamental flaws in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updating process in Assam and emphasised building an alternative narrative.

The Domicile Law of Jammu and Kashmir

Vol. 55, Issue No. 37, 12 Sep, 2020
Muhammad Mutahhar Amin

The domicile law introduced in the newly created union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has aggravated the already deteriorating situation. The policy is a result of a historical, political and policy myopia of the current dispensation, which has failed to understand the significance of the earlier permanent residency laws for different communities across the erstwhile state of J&K. It has evoked fear of demographic change, loss of economic and cultural rights and has engineered profound changes in the political structure of the region.

A Portrait of Defection Politics

Vol. 55, Issue No. 31, 01 Aug, 2020
Gopal Guru

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Madhya Pradesh: The Dislodging of the Congress Government Leaves BJP with a Pyrrhic Victory

Vol. 55, Issue No. 25, 20 Jun, 2020
The toppling of the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has left the Bharatiya Janata Party without any immediate political fruits to savour. Amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the new BJP government in the state is bedevilled by internal fissures in the party, animosity between Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the central party leadership, and a disgruntled Jyotiraditya Scindia waiting in the wings to strike back. Given this backdrop, the Congress is preparing its ground to gain moral one-upmanship when 24 assembly seats in the state go to bypolls in September.

The Haryana State Assembly Elections 2019

Vol. 54, Issue No. 50, 21 Dec, 2019
Surinder S Jodhka

The history of the political patterns in Haryana is traced. The ground realities of the changing electoral moods in the region are brought to the forefront with a focus on the larger political picture that goes much beyond what are called mere political gimmicks.

 

Approaching Kashmir through Theoretical Lenses

Vol. 54, Issue No. 47, 30 Nov, 2019
Ali Ahmed

The National Democratic Alliance government’s Kashmir policy can be analysed through the lenses of security studies and peace studies. Insights from these disciplinary fields could help gauge the implications of recent actions and suggest a possible different course.

How Political Parties Exploit the Anti-Defection Law to Form Governments

The Anti-Defection Law has several loopholes that obstruct the democratic functioning of the electoral process.

Budget 2019 Provides No Workable Solutions to the Current Economic Crisis

The 2019–20 Union Budget is a missed opportunity to initiate reform in India's economy.

A Big Pay-off for BJP’s Aggressive Campaign in Jharkhand

Vol. 54, Issue No. 33, 17 Aug, 2019
Harishwar Dayal

The success of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Jharkhand in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was enabled by the popularity of Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate, people’s perception of the BJP being the saviour of the nation, and a sense of satisfaction with the performance of its government at the centre. However, most of these factors will not be able to mobilise the voters in favour of the party in the forthcoming assembly elections.

The Enigma of the 2019 Parliamentary Elections in Telangana

Vol. 54, Issue No. 33, 17 Aug, 2019
H Vageeshan, Ramya Chitrapu

The first Lok Sabha election results after the formal creation of Telangana and its wider implications for both state and national politics are assessed. Coming as it did, within a few months of the state assembly polls, the electorate in the state made a clear distinction between the earlier state election verdict and the present verdict in the national election. What factors contributed to this change and what are the implications for the politics in the state?

Moving towards Single-party Dominance in Rajasthan

Vol. 54, Issue No. 31, 03 Aug, 2019
Sanjay Lodha, Nidhi Jain

The recent sweep by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections from Rajasthan is located in the wider context of the electoral politics of the state. A party that was voted out of power six months ago is given a clear mandate in the national elections and this interesting trend is the focus of this analysis. Drawing data from the National Election Study survey, the factors and forces that contributed to
the Lok Sabha election results in the state are examined.

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