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A man holds election campaign material of the BJP and the Indian National Congress party ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in 2018. Photo: AFP / Noah Seelam
Posted inIndia, South Asia

The fat cost of winning a seat in an Indian election

by T S Sudhir October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

In the southern Indian state of Telangana, elections are all about who can shell out how much, revealing how the otherwise democratic process can be skewed towards the powerful. In 2014, a candidate of a national party contesting a state legislative assembly seat in Telangana spent Rs 8.9 million on his campaign. He lost by […]

Congress President Rahul Gandhi hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament during discussions on the No-Confidence Motion on Friday. YouTube
Posted inChina, India, South Asia

Rahul hugs Modi in parliament as BJP faces no-confidence motion

by Asia Times staff July 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, speaks at the India Economic Summit at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi in Nov. 2014. He is a key leader from the South opposing the BJP. Photo: Reuters/ Anindito Mukherjee
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Southern India challenges BJP’s divisive politics

by T.M. Veeraraghav April 13, 2018February 18, 2020
Telgu Desham Party MPs shout slogans demanding special status for the state of Andhra Pradesh during a protest outside Parliament in New Delhi on March 19, 2018.  Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

No-confidence motion against India’s ruling BJP stalls

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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