Articles by Narendar Pani
Declining populations, falling representation
With national integration no longer being the challenge it once was, it may be time to return to some of the suggestions of members of the Constituent Assembly. Among the more prominent of these suggestions was a call for an electoral system based on proportional representation for parties
Updated on Oct 31, 2024 05:18 AM IST
Policymaking gains from coalition politics
The positive effect coalitions can have on policy is usually missed due to the identification of policymaking entirely with the speed of decision-making
Published on Jun 10, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Political promises in an aspirational ethos
The polarised campaign in this election season suggests the immunity to issues of inequality that political debates gained in recent years has worn off
Published on May 27, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Two Dalit narratives in Kharge heartland
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge represented a strand of Dalit politics that was less strident and accommodative of other caste interests.
Published on May 06, 2024 11:03 PM IST
Decoding the battle for Bengaluru seats
Election outcomes in the city have been shaped by IT industry-inspired middle class and landed interests. Politicians who find a common ground are successful
Published on Apr 25, 2024 10:36 PM IST
Is there such a thing as too much Hindutva?
The political laboratory of Dakshina Kannada is testing a question that could have ramifications for India: Is there such a thing as too much Hindutva?
Published on Apr 22, 2024 10:51 PM IST
Banking on parivar to win in Karnataka
Family first has been the motto of all parties, including the BJP, as lists of candidates for the southern state are out
Published on Apr 10, 2024 10:10 PM IST
The fine print of Karnataka caste census
The BJP and Congress have different approaches in the elections – the former will reach out to Lingayats and Vokkaligas, whereas the latter may go hyper-local
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Language and urban discontent
Bursts of aggressive Kannada activism seen in Bengaluru emerge from a sense of alienation in the local population over governance failures
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 02:31 AM IST
The many lives of a regional party
One cannot rule out the possibility that the JD(S)-BJP alliance is just another marriage that the party has got into in the hope of benefitting from the divorce
Updated on Sep 27, 2023 09:29 PM IST
Karnataka results could pave the road to 2024
For the BJP, it's the mantra of centralisation and focus on PM Modi. The Congress is leaning on local leaders and a narrative of federalism
Updated on May 06, 2023 07:46 PM IST
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Karnataka results showed the importance of strategic voting in Indian elections
Post the results, the strategic alliance between the JD(S) and the BJP ceased to exist. However, the fact that the main enemy on the ground for the JD(S) is the Congress, and not the BJP, could well change strategic considerations once again in the not-too-distant future
Published on May 17, 2018 06:15 PM IST
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JD(S): A party in hibernation that’s relevant only during polls in Karnataka
The upcoming elections in Karnataka have seen the JD(S) in full flow, right from picking up discards, identifying new entrants, and making constituency-level deals. The only difference is that this time they are up against Siddarammaiah who comes from the same JD(S) tradition
Updated on May 03, 2018 12:02 PM IST
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Karnataka state flag: Siddaramaiah does the balancing act among different interests
He will have to convince the Congress high command that he is not creating a problem for it in other states, even as he calms the anger of Kannada groups on their flag not being made the official one
Updated on Mar 16, 2018 09:58 PM IST
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There’s a strategic shift in Congress’ campaign tactics in Karnataka
From projecting Rahul Gandhi as the Congress’ charismatic face in 2014, the party is now projecting him as a leader of an effective army of prominent state-level leaders
Published on Feb 17, 2018 03:35 PM IST
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