How India can prevent unnatural political alliances

Instead of the first-past-the-post system, voters should be able to choose Many of the Above from multiple candidates and parties could end need for opportunistic electoral alliances ...

Karnataka elections were free, but not fair

The outcome of an election does not determine whether it was fair or unfair. Reality does ...

Lesson from Karnataka – respect states and India’s federalism

The Karnataka election outcome has reaffirmed this idea and has shown yet again that the notion of ‘one nation, one thought’ is fundamentally flawed ...

The ‘Opposition unity’ caution

Opposition unity is a potent political force, but does not mean it can be a powerful electoral force too. ...

India’s elections need a ‘MOTA’ reform

India’s political diversity is the most unique in the world ...

The fallacy of ‘Opposition unity’

The fragmentation of votes is also not a recent phenomenon and is innate to India’s electoral process. Even in 1962, there were 20 different political parties with at least one MP in the Lok Sabha ...