political parties
AA Edit | Cooling-off period needed before judges join politics
Calcutta HC judge's rapid resignation to join politics prompts debate on judiciary's independence and proximity to political parties
AA Edit | New Player in Northeast
The message is clear — there are no safe havens in politics
Pavan K Varma | Why stoop to sterile jokes on successful G-20 summit?
The absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a blessing in disguise
AA EDIT | Despite poll violence, Didi reigns supreme in Bengal
The success of the party points to the undiminished popularity of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the welfare schemes
Dinesh C. Sharma | How the Nizam in 1947 waged propaganda war against India
The propaganda war and political lobbying did result in some gains for the beleaguered Nizam
Can't stop political parties from making promises: SC
SC said that its concern was the right way to use public money
SC asks if Finance Commission can regulate revenue to states to discourage freebies
'It is a very serious issue. What is your suggestion on how you are going to control it?,' court asked the government counsel
Can poll manifestos be legally binding, asks Venkaiah Naidu
Naidu said that political parties should meet, think about this seriously and then move forward in the larger interest of the country
Mohan Guruswamy | Anti-defection law and inner-party democracy
Political parties are extra or non-constitutional arrangements to organise people on the basis of shared ideas, interests or philosophies
Political parties should set example, avoid gatherings: CM Uddhav Thackeray
We should set an example for people by observing discipline, said Thackeray, who heads the Sena