Indian politics, it seems, comes with its own balance sheet and police docket—and the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch have opened both. After examining the self‑sworn election affidavits of 30 current Chief Ministers from States and...
Indian democracy, it appears, is not just the world’s largest—it is also one of its most well-endowed. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) have once again opened the affidavits cupboard, and what tumbles out...
As West Bengal gears up for the 2026 Assembly elections, a familiar guest has arrived early at the ballot party—candidates with criminal cases and bulging asset declarations. An analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and West Bengal...
India loves to celebrate itself as the world’s largest democracy. It also loves talking about women’s empowerment. Put the two together, and the result—according to a new analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch...
Welcome to Kerala Assembly Elections 2026, where democracy once again proves it has a remarkable tolerance for déjà vu. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Kerala Election Watch have studied the self-sworn affidavits of 863 candidates (because transparency...
Nearly one in seven candidates contesting the 2026 Assam Assembly elections has a criminal case against their name, and many of them are wealthy, repeat contenders—underscoring once again how money and muscle power continue to dominate the state’s electoral...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had congratulated Nitish Kumar on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on June 20, 2025, and extended his best wishes to the newly inducted ministers. In a post on X, he had described...
When it comes to crime, women are nowhere behind. A shocking 143 (28%) of the 512 Women MPs/MLAs in country have declared criminal cases against themselves. Of the same, 24 women MPs (32%) out of 75 Lok Sabha Women...
It has been over a month of ongoing protests by doctors of RG Kar Medical College, Kolkatta, up in arms against the brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old doctor last month. The Supreme Court had to take suo...
Olympic medalist Bajrang Punia, who recently joined the Congress party, has received death threats. The threat has been sent on WhatsApp from a foreign number. The anonymous threat mentioned that Bajrang should leave Congress or else it will not...
