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Perspectives
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Candidates for the local level elections are advertising more and more on social media, especially Facebook, presenting the Election Commission with new problems it must account for.
News
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The number of Dalit candidates for top jobs in municipal and village councils is near zero despite commitments for inclusion in the constitution and party documents.
Perspectives
7 min read
Ensuring the code of conduct is followed, that candidacies are inclusive, and the expense ceiling is adhered to are as important as ensuring that elections are peaceful.
Perspectives
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The Prime Minister’s habit of bulldozing decisions through party and government has alienated all his allies
Perspectives
6 min read
Federalism appears to be working in exactly the two places—with distinct regional identities—where it was most likely to work.
The Wire
News
7 min read
Seventeen years after emancipation, many ex-kamaiyas prepare to vote in local elections for the first time
Features
6 min read
The nationwide local elections, held for the second time since Nepal went federal, concluded at 5pm with relatively free and fair voting, amid sporadic incidents of violence.
Features
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Narendra Modi and the BJP’s focus on Hindutva and capturing state power have engendered the current health crisis in India.