Ajay Jha
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The BJP’s Akali Dilemma: Ally Or An Unnecessary Liability? (opens the original)
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The BJP appears to be divided over the ongoing alliance talks with the Shiromani Akali Dal ahead of the fast-approaching Punjab Assembly elections. While the state unit of the party is opposed to joining hands with the Akalis, the party’s central leadership is weighing the pros and cons of this. The bitter truth remains that the BJP has not yet gained enough strength to think of coming to power in the state on its own. Having contested 73 of the 117 seats at stake and winning just two in 2022, t
When Opposition Turns Into Obstruction, Democracy Pays The Price (opens the original)
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The just-concluded monsoon session of Parliament was virtually washed out. The so-called Hug Diplomacy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly became an unsavoury national debate. Senior Congress leaders boycotted the Independence Day celebration at Red Fort. This is not to list the political developments of the last week but an attempt to find out which direction the world’s largest democracy is moving. Looked at closely, a common thread behind these unpleasant developments can be linked to on
Modi, Protests And Politics: Why The Government Chose To Blink (opens the original)
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The students' stir over the NEET-UG paper leak may have ended with the resignation of the then Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, and the Central Government agreeing to meet the other demands of the protesters, but the debate around it has certainly not ended. The race to take credit has already begun. Depending on political taste, it is being sold either as a defeat of the government or as proof of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concern and largeness of heart. The fact, however, is likely
Delimitation, Defections And Politics Of Numbers In Indian Politics (opens the original)
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Congress has raised a serious political charge. It says the BJP is working to engineer defections in opposition parties so that it can eventually secure the two-thirds majority needed for major constitutional changes, including the possible passage of a delimitation-related law and, perhaps, a larger shift in the way India is governed. It is a charge that should not be dismissed lightly. In a democracy, numbers matter, and when numbers begin to look like an instrument for constitutional change,
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