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Assaulted, Abducted or Raped a Woman? Please be my MLA.

September 10, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJD, BJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI, CPM, crime, democracy, DMK, elections, ethics, JDU, JMM, lok sabha, MLAs, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, rape, satire, TDP, Trinamool Congress, TRS, women rightsadmin

India has always been a world leader at electing those with pending criminal cases. Our political parties have forever provided us with a steady pipeline of criminally tainted candidates . And as electors, we always deliver by continuing to elect legislators who are accused of every crime under the sun from petty thefts to kidnappings and murders. We currently have the most criminalized Lok Sabha in history. #AccheDin. All data is courtesy Association Read more [...]

The ‘Criminal’ Quota in Indian Politics

June 6, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, bribe, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI, CPI(M), CPM, crime, deceit, democracy, elections, ethics, governance, lok sabha, MLAs, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, Trinamool Congress, women rightsadmin

Issues related to the criminalization of Indian politics are well known. Political parties are obsessed with winning elections, and have always provided tickets to candidates who are most likely to win - irrespective of a candidate's ability to be a competent legislator. All data is courtesy Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). To better understand the magnitude of this problem, we looked at what our nationally recognized political parties Read more [...]

Lok Sabha Honours List 2017 – Our most useless MPs

May 9, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Political SatireAAP, AIADMK, BJD, BJP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, Delhi, democracy, elections, ethics, governance, lok sabha, MPs, NCP, parliament, RJD, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shiv Sena, TDP, Trinamool Congress, TRSadmin

We know that our MPs hate attending parliament and being productive - but some are worse than others. There is an official record maintained of the activity of all MPs in parliament including attendance, questions raised and debates participated in. It's been three years since we elected our Lok Sabha. We look at some of our most illustrious parliamentarians who are least bothered to show up or participate in the Lok Sabha. PRS Legislative Research, Read more [...]

Why are we passing bills to make corruption easier for political parties?

March 26, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI(M), CPM, deceit, democracy, ethics, NCP, politics, RTI, Samajwadi Party, SPadmin

Lack of financial transparency in the political system has always been one of our key challenges as a democracy. Recently, the government passed a bill in the Lok Sabha that will potentially lead to an increase in anonymous corporate donations to political parties as well as remove previous limits on how much corporations can donate to political parties. Here's a look at some of the key factors in play. Status Quo Currently, political parties Read more [...]

Political Parties vs RTI

March 12, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI, CPM, democracy, NCP, parliament, RTI, Samajwadi Partyadmin

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Lurasidone with out a prescription When politicians across party lines join forces, it is usually against our best interests. Here’s how our nationally recognized political parties have tried their utmost to stay out of the ambit of the RTI act.

Arvind Kejriwal: An Insignificant Man

September 14, 2016Did you know?, Our favourite political personalitiesAAP, AFSPA, anna hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPM, crime, Delhi, democracy, DMK, elections, ethics, hunger strike, jan lokpal, lok sabha, Manipur, media, MLAs, Modi, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congressadmin

For a two-year period, cameras followed Arvind Kejriwal and his team to create An Insignificant Man, a documentary that chronicles the rise of Aam Aadmi Party to its present day leadership in Delhi. The documentary premiered on September 11th, 2016 to a packed house at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. The film-makers have done a commendable job in documenting the personalities of some of AAP's key founders, specifically Arvind Kejriwal, Read more [...]

Women’s Empowerment in Indian Politics is here to stay (just kidding) !

August 23, 2015Numbers don't lie, Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceAAP, BJP, BSP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, elections, lok sabha, Mayawati, MPs, NCP, parliament, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shiv Sena, SP, Trinamool Congress, women rightsadmin

We heard them loud and clear last year as they screamed hoarse about the need for empowering women in India. In the lead up to Lok Sabha 2014, all political parties told us how they plan to tackle gender equality. And boy did they perform, when it came to taking action during the elections, i.e. giving tickets to women. Overall, only (8%) of candidates in Lok Sabha 2014 were women and currently just 11% of the parliament is female. Among the major Read more [...]

7 stats on the 2014 Lok Sabha elections that will blow your mind into many pieces

May 26, 2015Did you know?, Numbers don't lieAAP, AIADMK, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, BJD, BJP, BSP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, democracy, DMK, elections, gujarat, Haryana, J&K, Karnataka, Kerala, lok sabha, Maharashtra, Modi, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, Punjab, Samajwadi Party, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Trinamool Congress, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengaladmin

Here are some heartwarming stats from last year's mega elections that may restore your faith in humanity and/or blow your mind. 1) 73% of voters in Vadodra or 8.45 lakh people voted for Narendra Modi It’s no surprise that some of the most impressive victories in the election were seen in the state of Gujarat by BJP candidates. Narendra Modi’s victory in Vadodara was arguably the most comprehensive one across India. Modi and C.R. Patil Read more [...]

India’s Politicians Unite Against Transparency!

June 8, 2013Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, BSP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, democracy, ethics, Mayawati, NCP, parliament, politics, RTI, satireadmin

This month saw the passing of a judgement by India's Central Information Commission (CIC), that classifies nationally recognized political parties as 'public authorities'. What does this mean? This means is that common citizens can now file RTI applications to political parties to obtain information. For instance, a citizen could inquire about internal elections in a party or about financial sources/expenditures of a party. The judgement is Read more [...]

Why should there be Women in Political Parties ???

May 30, 2012Did you know?, Numbers don't lieBJP, Congress, CPM, democracy, elections, lok sabha, MPs, parliament, women rightsadmin

It’s no secret that women are under-represented in Indian politics. However strategically speaking does it make sense for political parties to back female politicians? The answer to that question is a resounding YES, and not because it’s the ‘’right’’ thing to do. REASON 1: WOMEN ACTUALLY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING! In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections only 161 females received tickets from major* political parties. However, 36% of Read more [...]

Political Parties – Who is the Richest?

May 17, 2012Did you know?, Numbers don't lieBJP, BSP, Congress, CPM, elections, lok sabha, MPs, NCP, parliament, politicsadmin

How much money do political parties in India receive in one year? Here’s a look at the amounts collected by India’s political parties as ‘contributions’ in the year right after the last Lok Sabha election in 2009. Under sections 29B and 29C of the Representation of the People Act political parties are entitled to accept monetary contributions. These contributions are exempted from tax under section 13A of Income Tax Act. Details of these Read more [...]

Are You Fit to Support Trinamool Congress?

April 23, 2012Political Satire, Test yourselfCPM, governance, Mamta Bannerjee, quiz, satire, Trinamool Congress, West Bengaladmin

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) headed by Didi Mamta Bannerjee is one of the country's fastest growing parties. However, in recent times there has been an element of confusion regarding how TMC members and supporters must behave and live their lives. Do you want to support the TMC? The more pertinent question is, Are You Fit to Support TMC? Find out below... Note: Issues pertaining to TMC's reign in West Bengal have been raised in this Read more [...]

Neta Profiling – Party Wise

December 24, 2011Numbers don't lie, Political SatireAIADMK, BJD, BJP, BSP, Congress, CPM, crime, democracy, DMK, elections, governance, JDU, lok sabha, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, RJD, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shiv Sena, TDP, Trinamool Congressadmin

Are your favourite politicians Aam Aadmis or Ameer Gundas? Here is an analysis of current Lok Sabha MPs from various political parties based on criminal and financial backgrounds. This analysis is a follow-up to our state wise analysis which showed the importance of money power and muscle power in the parliament. All candidates who contest elections in India submit to the Election Commission, a self sworn affidavit with details of criminal records Read more [...]

Murderers Eleven

March 18, 2011Our favourite political personalities, Political SatireBihar, BJD, BJP, Congress, CPM, cricket, crime, gujarat, Jharkhand, JMM, Karnataka, Kerala, Lalu Prasad Yadav, lok sabha, MPs, Orissa, parliament, politics, RJD, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shibu Soren, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhiadmin

Indian cricket teams have notoriously been known for lacking the ‘killer instinct’. Here’s a look at one Indian team which has all possible predatory instincts. Wah Sarkar decided to select 11 of our finest parliamentarians from the Lok Sabha to form a team of world beaters/killers/murderers/thugs. Out of 543 members, 162 MPs have pending criminal cases*. Thus it was a tough task narrowing this immensely talented bunch down to just 11. We have Read more [...]

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