political parties

2024 general elections: The vote worthy: How are political parties planning to connect with millions of first-time voters in 2024 elections?

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Angel Elsa Jose, 20, realised she hadn’t even considered getting a voter ID card when an administrative coordinator of her college in Kochi appeared between lectures and inquired, “How many of you have your voter IDs with you?” “I hadn’t thought of my voter ID until he brought it up,” says Jose, an undergraduate student … Read more

Five regional parties together received over Rs 1,200 crore in electoral bonds in 2022-23

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In the fiscal year 2022-23, five prominent regional parties – Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Trinamool Congress, DMK, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), and YSR Congress, collectively received Rs 1,243 crore through electoral bonds, according to their latest annual audit reports. This reflects a slight decline from the Rs 1,338 crore received collectively in the previous fiscal … Read more