Tag: elections in India
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Deciphering the Status of the Electoral Bonds Scheme
As the country geared up for the State Assembly Elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry recently, a new wave of political rebuttal surfaced after the Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea that demanded a stay on the sale of electoral bonds. An electoral bond is a promissory note that…
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Simultaneous Elections in India: To Be or Not to Be?
By Madalsa Jain, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam. Chaired by Justice B.S. Chauhan, Law Commission of India released its draft report on simultaneous elections on 30th August, 2018, which was submitted to the Law Ministry. The concept of ‘One Nation, One Election’ gave birth to the debate of simultaneous elections. The Commission analyzed the…
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Oath Taking Ceremony: A Mockery of the Constitution
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS Kochi. On the 18th day of May, 2018, B. S. Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. What happened after is no secret. Having sworn in, Yeddyurappa was the Chief Minister on the day of the floor test. He was also the Chief Minister when…