Aadhaar, Electoral Rolls and the Debate over Electoral Roll Revision

15 Sep 2026

Context: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been conducted in phases since June 2025 and has expanded to cover most of the country.The exercise has reportedly resulted in the deletion...

Regulation of Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs)

11 Sep 2026

Context: A BBC News Hindi investigation found that six Gujarat-based Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) received around ₹1,700 crore in donations in 2023–24, exceeding the ₹1,480 crore received collectively by five nationally recognise...

Why is the Centre Opposed to Totalisers?

06 Sep 2026

Context: On 1 September, the Supreme Court asked the Central government to examine introducing totaliser machines for counting votes recorded through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).The objective is to protect the secrecy of booth-wise voting...