Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes charge as Union Minister in newly formed Ministry of Jal Shakti

The Government of India (GoI) has formed a new ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry by merging the ministries of Water Resources and Drinking Water and Sanitation with Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at its helm. The ambit of the Ministry will encompass issues ranging ..

Chandrani Murmu becomes Youngest Parliamentarian in history of Indian Parliament

Chandrani Murmu (25) has created history by becoming the youngest Member of Parliament (MP), after elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from Keonjhar (Odisha) in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). She ..

Rich MPs of Poor India

The average annual per capita income in India stands at around one lakh rupees. But their representatives are Crorepathis. The NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) working for electoral and political reforms makes the following observations about the crorepati MPs: ..

Women Representation in Lok Sabha

The 17th Lok Sabha will write a new history by having the highest percentage of women MPs since Independence. Women Strength in 17th Lok Sabha 78 women MP’s will be part of the 17th Lok Sabha. The proportion of women ..

Trends with NOTA Votes

With the results of the 2019 Lok Sabha Election results are out, the following trends are observed with NOTA: The number of NOTA votes polled was about 1.04% in 2019 against the 1.08% of the NOTA votes in 2014. The ..

Voting trends in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

India is the World’s largest democracy and the elections are the celebrations which uphold the democratic credentials of the country. The voting trends in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Elections reiterate the Indian credentials as the worlds largest democracy. Voting ..

Duti Krushna Panda, CPI leader and former Lok Sabha member, passes away

Duti Krushna Panda (97), the veteran CPI leader and former Lok Sabha member, has passed away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on May 5, 2019. Panda was elected to Lok Sabha from Bhanjanagara Parliamentary Constituency (presently Aska) in 1971. He was also ..

Saba Naqvi authors “Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook”

The “Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook” has been authored by journalist Saba Naqvi. In it, the author examined the possibility of a coalition government after 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It traces the history of political alliances in the country ..