Opinion | Lok Sabha: How Past Coalition Governments Elected Speakers
Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Monday June 24, 2024Whenever a party has secured a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, the Speaker has always been from the ruling party. It has been a slightly different story whenever we have had coalition governments.
Opinion | How Prime Ministers Have Fared in Their Home Constituencies In Past
Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Saturday June 15, 2024There are 15 instances of sitting Prime Ministers contesting elections: they won on 14 occasions and only one sitting Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, lost her seat, Raebareli, in 1977.
Opinion | Elections 2024: Two Key Trends Exit Polls Point To
Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Sunday June 02, 2024The difference in various exit polls is only the intensity of victory they are projecting for both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Opinion: It's Floor-Crossing Season In Karnataka - But Is It New?
Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Tuesday March 28, 2023The Karnataka election dates are expected any day now, but the season of floor-crossing has clearly begun. Already, there are press conferences by parties welcoming leaders from other parties who have suddenly experienced a change of heart.
Opinion: Math + Chemistry In Karnataka's Caste-Driven Politics
Dr. Sandeep Shastri | Monday March 13, 2023This region, which accounts for close to half the MLAs of the state legislature, includes southern Karnataka and the Bengaluru region. Traditionally, it is a contest between the Congress and the Janata Party/Janata Dal.
