Little-known political parties are receiving millions in donations despite limited electoral activity.

The unravelling of the Trinamool Congress shows how the technocratic management of parties has replaced grassroots connect and ideology with money power.

Electoral donations to Registered Unrecognised Political Parties have surged into thousands of crores, raising questions over ...

The parties, known as Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), are registered with Indian authorities but are not recognised as state or national parties ...

A section of the crowd at the CJP's June 6 protest in Delhi. [Photo: X/CJPforIndia] Last Saturday, June 6, thousands of students, unemployed youth and young professionals gathered at Jantar Mantar in ...

When India’s top court banned a controversial scheme in February 2024 that allowed individuals and corporates to make anonymous donations to political parties through opaque electoral bonds, many ...

The mock political outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has amassed over 22 million followers on Instagram. Similar movements led by disgruntled youth on social media in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Indonesia ...

Indian elections are no longer just battles between political parties. They are becoming contests between larger-than-life personalities — and no leader has reshaped this political culture more ...

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has turned a controversial description of unemployed young people into a symbol of resistance, using social media and street protests to raise concerns about ...

Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installs the Sengol at the new parliament building in New Delhi, May 28, 2023.

NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) - India's main opposition Congress party drew increasingly strong backing from Muslim voters while Hindus overwhelmingly voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, ...

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Shakeela remembers being upbeat and hopeful that evening. As officials in Indian-administered Kashmir counted votes cast in the regional assembly election in ...