Explained: First Past the Post system and other election terms

With one day to go for election result announcements, we wanted to do things a little differently. For this episode, Monojit Majumdar, editor of Indian Express’ Explained page, joins us to break down terminology and electoral systems that everyone should know, heading into the elections. We unpack how the First Past the Post electoral system works and why it is criticized for not being representative, how ‘vote share’ differ from seats won by a political party and the challenges this throws up, and detail what ‘safe’ and ‘swing’ seats are.