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There were no soft words from the EC. From Shimla to Surat, "urban (voter) indifference persists unabated," it proclaimed on Saturday. The turnout in Shimla was 11% lower than the statewide average of 75.6% in Himachal. The pattern of lower voter turnout in Gujarat's cities compared to the state's rural parts continued in the first round of voting. Urban voter participation in Gujarat's first round was also down from the 2017 average. The city's more affluent residents stayed home during the recent municipal elections. This is an ongoing pattern. A larger proportion of urban residents voted in the first three decades of elections. Inequality in voter participation between urban and rural areas has grown since the 1980s. In India, 60% of GDP and a sizable share of taxes come from urb...

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India’s Vote Against Russia At UNSC: Squabble On Zelensky’s Teleconference Address

Dr. Kankana DebnathAugust 27, 20220

On the historic occasion at the UNSC meeting, India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a “procedural vote” on Ukraine. India’s vote against Russia at the UNSC came when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address a meeting through a video teleconference. The UNSC meeting On Wednesday, the UNSC held a meeting to take stock of the Russo-Ukraine war which has been ongoing for six-month-old. The meeting began with the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily A Nebenzia requesting a procedural vote concerning the Ukrainian President’s participation in the meeting by video teleconference. Following his and Albanian PM Ferit Hoxia’s statement, the UNSC invited Zelensky to join the meeting via teleconferencing by voting. Russia voted against and China...

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State Opposition Gains Or Losses, May Not Matter Nationally: Suggest 2019 Election Trends

Sayani ChakrabortyAugust 11, 20220

The opposition finally won a political victory in 2022, when its two main leaders, Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav, returned to power. Over the last 12 months, BJP's grip on politics has tightened. It dominated the presidential and vice presidential elections and won in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa. It also overthrew the MVA government in Maharashtra by causing a split within the Shiv Sena. Congress has tried numerous different strategies after its defeat in five states, including Punjab, including the lacklustre chintan shivir and the impending statewide padayatra. The lustre of Mamata Banerjee's crushing defeat of the BJP in 2017 has worn off. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvind Kejriwal, its leader, have a long way to go despite their recent victory in Punjab. Ot...