Ahead of India's state elections in March, officials responsible for voter verification report long hours and tight deadlines.
Female voters stand in queues to cast their ballots at a polling station in Bihar on November 6, 2025 [Sachin Kumar/AFP] The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra ...
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition won a key state election in a vote seen as a crucial test of the leader’s popularity in one of the country’s poorest yet most ...
India has framed national reform agendas around 'ease of living' and 'ease of doing business', recognising that administrative convenience is not a luxury but a democratic obligation. It's time to ...
The coalition was on course to form a government in Bihar, a state of 130 million people, where the opposition had claimed foul play over deletions from voter lists. By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar ...
(This was originally published in the India File newsletter, which is issued every Tuesday. Sign up here to get the latest news from India and how it matters to the world.) A sweeping victory for ...
The BJP-led NDA secured 202 of the 243 seats in the Bihar assembly. Opposition parties have pointed to collusion between the BJP and the national election panel. Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar ...