Category: Elections Results, Analysis and Related

Secular Harit Desh – Guest post by Sanjay

Thanks to Sanjay for woving this guest post around a recent column by M J Akbar that left me aghast. *** “Secular Harit Desh” by Sanjay *** MJ Akbar, the celebrity journalist, editor (Sunday...

Is this the thin end of the wedge?

Thanks to Krishen-ji for alerting me to this news-item…Christian pick on Congress poll list from which, a brief excerpt (emphasis mine): …For the first time, a major Christian body has asked a political party...

EVMs and Unanswered Questions – Part II

Recap from yesterday: The serious questions being asked include: If the polling was not even complete how could “votes polled” data be available for all but 47 of the 8071 candidates? If EVM’s were...

On EVMs and Some Unanswered Questions

A few weeks ago, during my last visit to Bharat, I met Anupam Saraph, Pune’s Chief Information Commissioner. I was introduced to Anupam via a chain triggered by Barun Mitra. I was keen to...

Why the “heart” always wins…

Fascinating excerpts from “Dems, You Gotta Have Heart” by Drew Westen, written almost two years ago (emphasis mine): *** Excerpts Begin *** To understand why Democrats have had such a hard time winning the...