There are multiple precedents of the ECI being discussed on the floor of Parliament. I can cite more than half a dozen examples. Here are just three

Unable to reform itself, Congress has taken to smearing anyone who refuses to venerate it as a stooge or an enabler of the government

If elections are to be won merely by directly depositing money into voters’ accounts during the polling period, then what is the need for the ritual of conducting elections at all?

Supporters of compromise approaches – allowing crackers for a few hours or using green varieties – often present these as balanced solutions. Unfortunately, they don’t work in practice.

When we help others, we help ourselves. It is a win-win described for samaaj by good science

The old compact — where the North pays and the South complies — is crumbling. In its place, a new compact is emerging: One based on mutual respect, shared innovation, and co-created solutions

The participation of the younger generation in the economies of India’s coal dependent regions is constrained by a complex set of challenges.

Muhammad Yunus now inhabits a moment that may either entrench this culture or begin to unmake it

Political parties need a distinct and emotively resonant worldview that creates a new historic bloc. They may not please everybody, but that is infinitely better than pleasing nobody.

His narratives challenged both naive optimism and the elitism of Bengali culture, urging audiences to confront the fragility of belonging.

Our art market will never truly come of age if it remains dependent on the scaffolding of the West. We must reimagine value on our own terms — through scale, inclusivity, and cultural rootedness.

The simple fact is that the NDA was a much bigger political coalition — nearly 5 points larger, going by the last assembly elections — than the MGB. The NDA’s social coalition is much bigger than that of the MGB.

For decades, this ambiguity has undermined trust. Is it a grant, a subsidised loan, or merely a rebranded development project?

The country is now witnessing a bitter struggle between the vanquished Awami League of Sheikh Hasina and the Interim Government

A useful parallel lies in the 1970s when Arab nations sought to wield global influence by restricting oil supplies

For the NDA, this mandate validates the emphasis on infrastructure, welfare delivery and security, yet it also raises expectations for faster job creation, deeper reforms and continual institutional improvement

The dark history of Indri was related to me by a friend who was nearly choking with rage that at some dinner party the host served him the malt before casually revealing its origins. How can you spend a rupee on that guy and make him richer, he argued, rejigging old memories of how Sharma almost got away with murder.

Jharkhand’s 25 years of statehood should be more than a ceremonial moment and call for reflection. The state must recall its leaders not as distant icons but as voices of an unfinished struggle, and return to the movement’s core promise of a Jharkhand where its people can live with dignity, justice, and equality.

The BJP’s usual trump card in ensuring a well-oiled campaign machine was Home Minister Amit Shah’s organisational skills and unflagging energy.

The people of Bihar did not vote for a strong Opposition in the state Assembly, and that brings back the responsibility to the people themselves. It is a greater responsibility than the exercise of the right to vote

The Congress lost, and will continue to lose, until it admits that its grassroots muscles have withered and died across India. What now passes for the political party of our freedom movement is a bunch of sycophants

The fact that terrorists were holding a stock of nearly 3,000 kilograms of explosives is very disturbing. They could have created havoc across the country

The tribal leaders and their movements serve as a constant reminder that the fight for freedom and dignity was deeply rooted in the forests and hills of the tribal areas of India

The BJP’s ability to identify the right mix of electoral issues and create a powerful messaging mechanism to disseminate them is another element of its strength