Common Minimum Program – keeping the interest of the citizens in a coalition government
May 2018 elections to the Karnataka State Assembly threw up a hung house with no single political party able to garner majority mark. The situation lead to the formation of a government by two political parties, Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (S), without any pre-poll alliance, and who had fought the electoral battle bitterly. During the election campaigning, each […]
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike – Past, Present and Future
Background The Constitution of India has made detailed provisions for ensuring the protection of democracy in Parliament and in State Legislatures. But it did not provide adequate powers for the local self-government/ governance leading to democracy not being stable in municipal governance. 74th Amendment of the Constitution The Bill as reported by the Joint Parliamentary Committee was taken up for […]
Electronic Voting Machine [EVM] and VVPAT [Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional authority responsible for the conduction of free and fair elections in our country. Article 324 of the Constitution vests in the Election Commission the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State […]
Simultaneous Elections in India
Twenty Nine States and Seven Union territories of India have an elected government, going to polls approximately once in five years. About five to seven State Assemblies/UTs on an average, come up for elections, every year, often spread through the months. Given the resources needed to conduct such frequent elections and the load on the governance thereof, many stakeholders have […]
Reforming Political Donations in India
Elections, in general, come with a cost, to state exchequer political parties and candidates. Election Commission of India spends a lot of money to conduct free and fair elections to safeguard our democracy. In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections alone, INR 3,426 Cr was spent by the government, a substantial increase from the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, INR 1,483 Cr was spent. […]
ಯುವಜನರ ಮತದಾನವು ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ
ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತದಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ಒಂದೇ ನಾಣ್ಯದ ಎರಡು ಮುಖಗಳಿದ್ದಂತೆ. ಮತದಾನವು ರಾಜಕೀಯ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಬಲವಾದ ಅಸ್ತ್ರ. ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೇ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ತರಬೇಕೆಂದರು ಮುಕ್ತ ಮತದಾನದಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರ ಸಾಧ್ಯ, ಸಂವಿಧಾನವು ಹೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳಿಂದ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾದ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಜನರ ಆಶೋತ್ತರಗಳಂತೆಯೇ ನಡೆಯಬೇಕು. ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸರಕಾರವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಅಧಿಕಾರದಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗಿಸುವ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಮತದಾನವು ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯು ಸುಮಾರು ಆರು ಕೋಟಿ ಇದೆ, ಇವರಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಆಯೋಗ 2018ರ ಪರಿಕ್ಷøತ ಮತದಾರರ ಕರಡು ಪ್ರತಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ […]
Need for a healthier Political and Public Discourse
“A government of, by, and for the people requires that people talk to people, that we can agree to disagree but do so in civility. If we let the politicians and those who report dictate our discourse, then our course will be dictated.” – Donna Brazile The quality of political and public discourse is deteriorating in our society. Of late, […]
ಹೊಸ ಪರ್ವದೆಡೆಗೆ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಾಕುತ್ತಿರುವ ಮಾದರಿ ಕಾರ್ಪೋರೇಟರ್
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಂತಹ ಮಹಾನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ , ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರ ಸೇವೆಗಾಗಿ ಹಲವಾರು ನಾಯಕರು ಶ್ರಮಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬದಲವಣೆಯ ಚುಕ್ಕಾಣಿ ಹಿಡಿದಿರಿವ ಹಲವು ಜನನಾಯಕರಲ್ಲಿ ಉಮೇಶ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಯವರು ಕೂಡ ಒಬ್ಬರು, ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರ ನಡುವೆಯೇ ನಿಂತು ಹಲವಾರು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ, ತನ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇತರೆ ನಾಯಕರನ್ನೂ ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಸಮಾಜಸೇವಕರಿಗೆ, ಜನಪರ ನಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ಹಾಗು ಯುವಸಮುದಾಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೆನ್ನೆಲುಬಾಗಿ ನಿಂತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬಿ.ಪ್ಯಾಕ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು ಗೋವಿಂದರಾಜನಗರ ನಗರ ವಾರ್ಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಬಹಯತೇಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತ ಬಂದ್ದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪರಿಸರಸ್ನೇಹಿ ಗಣೇಶ ಚತುರ್ಥಿಯನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಲು ಹಾಗು ಪಿ.ಒ.ಪಿ ಗಣೇಶಗಳ ಬಳಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಪರಿಸರಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹಾನಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ […]
An insight into the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
“In this structure composed of innumerable villages, there will be ever widening, never ascending, circles. Life will not be a pyramid with the apex sustained by the bottom. But, it will be an oceanic circle, whose centre will be the individual, always ready to perish for the village, the latter ready to perish for the circle of the villages, till […]
Your Vote Counts. Register. Vote. Participate.
“To safeguard democracy, the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness” – Mahatma Gandhi. How often do you complain about the state of affairs in urban governance? How many times have you thought that the people who are in charge of the governments could do a much better job? How many times have you thought […]