In Indian democracy, the legitimacy of any government lasts 5 years. The citizenship is permanent, unless an individual surrenders it! Submitting to the whims of the government of the day on such a fundamental issue will overturn the state-citizens relations in India. Uncaring for perpetuating economic distress, the Narendra Modi government is busy …
प्रस्तावित हस्तांतर कायद्याच्या विरोधात आंदोलन सुरू असलेल्या हाँगकाँगमध्ये जिल्हा समिती प्रशासनाच्या निवडणुकीला आंदोलक विरुद्ध प्रशासन यांच्यावरील सार्वमताचे स्वरूप आले होते. या निवडणुकीतील यशामुळे आंदोलकांना बळ मिळाल्याने चीनसमोर गंभीर पेचप्रसंग उभा आहे. हाँगकाँगमधील चीनविरोधी निदर्शक व चीनमधील कम्युनिस्ट सरकार यांच्यातील संघर्ष निर्णायक टप्प्यावर आला आहे. हाँगकाँगच्या जिल्हा समिती प्रशासनाच्या निवडणुकीत आंदोलक युवकांचा पाठिंबा असलेले उमेदवार मोठ्या …
Prabodhankar Thackeray’s lofty legacy is knocking at the doors of Uddhav Thackeray and the Shiv Sena today. Will it prevail? “There is always a sacred veil to be drawn over the beginnings of all governments.” This statement by Edmund Burke is used by the publisher in the preface of Uddhav Thackeray’s grandfather Keshav Sitaram Thackeray’s …
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Celebration of diversity, including religious diversity, is considered essential to unity and integrity. Not only the elite but the disadvantaged from diverse religious, social, regional, linguistic and gender backgrounds are torch-bearers of idea and India in JNU. The fee hike is an assault on the opportunity for this diversity to come together and strengthen itself …
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision not to stake a claim to form a government in Maharashtra is significant for itself and Indian politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision not to stake a claim to form a government in Maharashtra is significant for itself and Indian politics. It is the first time since the 13-day-old government …
A better option for the Shiv Sena is to extend outside support to the BJP to form the government. However, its power-hungry MLAs would never allow its leadership to think of long-term politics. Two weeks after the announcement of the assembly results, Maharashtra is on the verge of President’s Rule. This is despite the fact …
The space occupied by smaller parties is shrinking and the larger parties have become hegemons. These are not good signs for parliamentary democracy and really bad signs for a diverse and hierarchical society. The recent assembly election and its results in Maharashtra indicate the consolidation of the multi-party bipolar political system in the state. It’s …
The NCP has made a strong comeback in Pune district while denting the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Nashik district. The message from these verdicts is loud and clear – Prime Minister Modi’s speeches are no longer a game-changer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted 9 election rallies in Maharashtra. All the locations were carefully chosen with …
The 15th batch of MPG programme has conducted a state-wide opinion poll in Maharashtra in the last week of August. This study was carried out across 30 Vidhan Sabha constituencies by means of field visits by a team of two/three students per constituency. Election study workshop of two-days was conducted to prepare students for the …
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The School of Government has conducted a state-wide opinion poll in Maharashtra from 9th October to 15th October 2019. This study was carried out across 50 Vidhan Sabha constituencies by means of field visits by a team of two/three students per constituency. The minimum sample size was 100 per constituency. The questionnaire had 17 questions …
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