I believe it is the institutions, or more specifically, institutional capture that has contributed very significantly to this success. Political commentary comes in two broad forms. The commentator either supports a particular ideology or political thinking, or tends or pretends to be neutral and tries to explain events or situations seemingly “objectively”. Regardless of the […]
The RSS kind-of adopted the India Against Corruption movement from behind the scenes. The commanding win of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi assembly elections , and the almost total decimation of the Indian National Congress (INC) – couldn’t win a single seat in three consecutive elections – have […]
Like traditional campaign spending, there is an uneven level-playing field in the online spending space as well Since 2014, digital media platforms have become a ubiquitous part of Indian election campaigns. The use of social media for election campaigning intensified in the 2024 general elections with the rampant use of generative AI for campaign messaging. Today, […]