As election season inches closer, massive rallies with seas of people as far as the eye can see give a shining picture of our country as the world’s largest democracy. A fact that no party in power ever loses an opportunity to remind us - however as many say, the devil lies in the detail and a breakdown of India’s first past the post election system begs one to ask the question - who is the majority in India?
Democracy: Of the people, by the people, for the people. Who are these people? The majority. And in the world’s largest democracy, what is a majority? If one were to look at the numbers – a very skewed picture presents itself! In this EJ in-depth, we are going to take a deep dive into India's first past the post system of electing a government. Is it really the majority that elects?
According to the election pundits, there are around 80 thousand ‘missing women’ in every Lok Sabha constituency in UP. These numbers are concerning. Check out this very concerning fact
Akhilesh Yadav this week got cheeky with his comments on PM Modi's visit to Varanasi to open the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor. Obviously, the BJP didn't take the 'aakhri samay' swipe lying down.
Many years ago, in 1998 to be precise, all went helter-skelter in the UP Assembly for 48 hours, when one minister took oath for the CM post, while other still held on to it tightly. Take a look at this Siyaasi kissa!
UP Elections 2022: EJ Special 'Chunaav Pe Charcha' Episode 6