An Uttar Pradesh government panel has recommended simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, echoing a suggestion by the Law
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Congress on Tuesday deposing in the wake of alleged misuse of data on the social media major.
President Ram Nath Kovind called for a “sustained debate” on holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies. In his maiden
The centre on Tuesday outlined the contours of electoral bonds, in a bid to clean up political funding. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced
After its proposal to bar candidates from contesting for failure to clear utility dues, the Election Commission now wants a similar treatment to
Revisiting its two-decade-old judgement on electoral law, the seven-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur asked whether anyone
Even the Election Commission of India has not found the idea of compulsory voting practical. Earlier this year, the central government had
The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for polls is under review by a Parliamentary Committee, chaired by Member of Parliament E M S Natchiappan, which
ECI wants the government to amend the Representation of the People Act to make use of money power a ground to cancel or countermand polls. A
According to a party official, the Prime Minister said during a meeting of party office-bearers on March 19 that state elections coupled with
The Election Commission of India thinks that unless “radical reforms” like de-criminalisation of politics and enactment of strong financial
