The procedure specified for the revision violates existing legal provisions that the ECI has been following for a long time. The schedule is impractical. It might also result in the disenfranchisement of a substantial number of electors of Bihar. First, the facts. The current term of the Bihar state assembly ends on November 22, 2025. […]
Election Commission doesn’t share adequate voting-related information with people. That prevents a meaningful analysis of the electoral process. On June 8, this newspaper carried a report (‘Rahul’s attack on EC doesn’t match poll data, officials say bid to “defame”’) contradicting an op-ed on its Ideas Page (‘Match-fixing Maharashtra’, IE, June 7). The report was accompanied […]