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October 21, 2021
The past few weeks have seen high political drama in the state of Punjab where Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as the Chief Minister. This was followed a week later by the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the Punjab Pradesh […]
September 20, 2021
The era of 1990s saw the rise of a woman from the Dalit community, named Mayawati, in one of the largest, most populous and “caste ridden” state of Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati succeeded the political ground prepared by the founder of […]
September 4, 2021
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which was the oldest ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), exited from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on 26 September 2020 over the three controversial farm laws. The SAD’s member in the Union […]
August 28, 2021
On the occasion of Martyr’s Day, West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee urged the opposition parties to unite against the Union Government, emphasising that the parties should “forget about self-interest and save the country, save the states and the […]
July 3, 2021
അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായി കടന്നു വന്ന കോവിഡ് എന്ന മഹാമാരി ജനജീവിതത്തെയും സമ്പത്ത് വ്യവസ്ഥയെയും രാഷ്ട്രീയ സാഹചര്യങ്ങളെയെല്ലാം സാരമായി ബാധിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഈ കോവിഡ് കാലത്തെ ഇന്ത്യൻ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തെ സി പി പി ആർ അസോസിയേറ്റ് ഗൗതം കെ എയും സി പി പി ആർ ഉപദേശകൻ ഡോ ജി ഗോപകുമാർ അവലോകനം ചെയ്യുന്നു. In this episode of […]
January 30, 2020
Can the Congress party revive its lost fortunes in the upcoming Delhi Assembly election? Or is the fight just between the AAP and BJP ? The article sheds light on the various possibilities and strategies adopted by the political parties […]
January 12, 2019
Hazratbal Shrine at Srinagar Kashmir has given rise to an unprecedented situation in the state. Under the provisions of Section 92 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution, the state came under Governor’s rule in June 2018 after the BJP decided […]
December 13, 2018
Elections in India, especially since 2014 can be characterized by the overt use of rhetoric. No one in contemporary Indian politics uses rhetoric better and with maximum effect than Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. It was on the premise of the […]
March 10, 2017
BJP had secured 42.3 per cent of the total vote share in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, which helped them to win 71 seats of the total 80.If this is translated to the Legislative Assembly seats, it […]
March 10, 2017
The sheer size of the electorate in the most populous state of the country which chooses candidates over 403 constituencies makes the election in Uttar Pradesh the most closely fought and closely watched. The almost month long political battle was […]
March 10, 2017
The Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa that concluded on March 8 would be a crucial litmus test for major political parties in deciding their future status and identity in Indian polity. Almost one-fifth of […]
February 22, 2017
Punjab Election 2017 presents an unprecedented challenge to pollsters. On the one hand, there are issues like anti-incumbency factor and corruption charges against the Badal Government (SAD) and the fight for survival of the Congress Party. On the other hand, […]
August 8, 2016
By Babu K Peter | Published: 08th August 2016 KOCHI: IN stark contrast to the common perception among political parties and Fronts that elaborate election campaigns could win over Malayalis, a recent study showed that voters in Kerala are not […]
July 28, 2016
‘The corruption charges against the UDF government cost them the job’; a survey conducted by Centre for Public Policy Research among the voters reveals. The survey also tries to capture the mood and the perception of the voters on BJP-BDJS […]
June 30, 2016
Sambhavi Ganesh,Intern at CPPR, analyses the reasons for the ADMK’s victory, the DMK’s loss, and some general factors that bring a party to power in the state. Click here to read more about this in our blog, Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016: […]