Presidential Elections: Context: • The election for President Ramnath Kovind’s successor is more than two months away. • While the government is comfortably placed to pick the candidate of its choice, the election will find the Opposition, which is keen on forcing an ideological […]
Election commission Context: The attendance of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and his Election Commissioner (EC) colleagues at an “informal” meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister has brought renewed focus on the independence and impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The CEC’s initial […]