Voting Concludes In Goa, Uttarakhand, And 113 Seats In Uttar Pradesh

February 16, 2022

Elections for the 113 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh (Phase 1 and 2), 70 seats in Uttarakhand, and 40 seats in Goa concluded on 14 February 2022. The overall voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh (average) has been 63.48 per cent, slightly higher than the 61.04 per cent average in 2017....

Breaking Down The Union Budget 2022-23

February 9, 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented India’s Union Budget last week, terming it growth-oriented and pro-development. All eyes were fixated on the budget as citizens were looking for respite as the country continues to struggle with the third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic and state elections for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand,...

TWO WEEKS TO ELECTIONS IN UTTARAKHAND

February 2, 2022

In two weeks, Assembly elections are scheduled to take place in Uttarakhand to elect 70 members to the state’s legislative assembly. Through 2021, the internal politics of the state garnered national attention as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had two Chief Ministers resign in the state. In March 2021,...

AAP’S CHIEF MINISTERIAL CANDIDATES FOR 2022

January 26, 2022

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a few years ago, declared its mission to expand beyond its footprints in the national capital. In January 2021, the party announced it will contest in all six state elections scheduled for 2022, which are Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, and Punjab. The...

UP DEFECTIONS: TROUBLE BREWING?

January 19, 2022

Speaking at a press conference earlier this week, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati called for the need to “strengthen anti-defection laws” in the country. “Considering how some greedy politicians change parties during elections, it is necessary to strengthen the anti-defection laws as such practices...

RISING UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA DURING PANDEMIC

January 12, 2022

The rate of unemployment in India hit 7.9 per cent in December 2021. In fact, in the last three months of 2021, the rate of unemployment has been around 7 per cent or more. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the unemployment rate in the country...

HOW PREPARED IS INDIA FOR THE THIRD WAVE OF COVID-19?

January 5, 2022

As of 3 January 2022, India has recorded 1,892 cases of the “very high risk” Omicron variant amongst a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. The second wave of the pandemic ravaged the health system as daily caseloads topped at around 4,00,000 in April and May 2021. After the...

WOOING WOMEN VOTERS IN UTTAR PRADESH

December 29, 2021

The participation of women as voters in Uttar Pradesh has increased from 44.2% in 1991 to about 63% in 2017, which shows the rise of political decision making for women as well as their importance as a vote bank in the politics of the state. Women are gearing up to...

THE INDIAN ECONOMY IN 2021: YEAR IN REVIEW

December 15, 2021

At the beginning of 2021, as the Indian economy had just begun to recover from the devastating impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, towards the end of March, the second wave of infections took over the country, prompting localised lockdowns across the country. The economy, battered by...

ROAD TO 2022 ELECTIONS: GAME, SET, ALLIANCE

December 8, 2021

With one month left in 2021, parties across the country are stitching final pre-poll alliances for the 2022 Assembly elections. Captain Amarinder Singh’s announcement to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the repeal of the farm laws has created an interesting twist in the electoral game in Punjab....