Plot TwistsBehind the CurtainAnti-Defection Law, Explained Without the Jargon
Why "two-thirds" is the most consequential fraction in Indian politics, and how a merger differs from a split.
Meera Iyer9 min4d ago
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Behind the Curtain
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Plot TwistsBehind the Curtain
Sweet & SaltBehind the CurtainThe Manifesto Nobody Read (We Read It)
Page 41 quietly restructures a subsidy that affects eleven million households. Page 3 has a stock photo of a sunrise.
Meera Iyer8 min6d ago
4.1356 votes
Extra MasalaBehind the CurtainThe Coalition Maths Everyone Is Doing Wrong
Vote share is not seat share. A three-point swing can move forty seats or four, and the difference is geography.
Ananya Rao10 min20 Jul
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📝 Explainers
Elections & Data· How Indian Democracy Works
Vote Share vs Seat Share: Why a 3-Point Swing Can Move 40 Seats or 4
Vote share is not seat share. This explainer shows why first-past-the-post rewards efficient concentration, why uniform swing is a myth, and what number to watch instead.
Ananya Rao 1 min 2.9k19 Jul
Constitution & Law· How Indian Democracy Works
The Anti-Defection Law, Explained: How the Tenth Schedule Actually Works
A complete, plain-language guide to India's anti-defection law: what it does, the two-thirds merger exception, the Speaker's role, and why every defection story is secretly a counting story.
Meera Iyer 2 min 4.2k8 Jul