An analysis of randomised evaluationsconducted across the world allows some insights into the role of the media in improving the quality of political participation. It shows that it is indeed possible to deliver information through the media in a way that positively impacts citizen engagement in the
Ever since the inception clean election campaign spearheaded by the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) to do away with malpractices associated with the electioneering system in the State, there has been mixed response of apprehension and optimism among the general populace.
Jan Ki Baat also holds live debates on their social media channels once a week, where panellists read out comments, take questions from the audience and discuss issues. “The millennial generation wants to understand, contribute, express and debate something that is not possible on a unidirectional
Here’s my pitch: We don’t need debates between just two candidates, we need several between senior leaders of the parties in the poll fray. What we can take from the US system is the format, the structure etc
The much-anticipated debate between former IPS officer and BJP's chief ministerial candidate for Delhi Kiran Bedi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal may not happen after all, as Ms Bedi has said she prefers a debate in the Delhi Assembly instead.
Around 350 students supporting various student leaders were present at the debate. The debate termed Samvad was inspired by electoral debates held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and many other established universities.
A man who set himself ablaze and embraced a BSP politician during the recording of an election debate in Sultanpur, about 140 km from Lucknow, died at a government hospital in the state capital late on Monday night, within hours of the shocking incident.
A political debate involving candidates from the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency descended into chaos on Saturday after supporters of Bharatya Janata Party nominee Ananth Kumar and Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani created a ruckus, forcing the organisers to call off the programme midway.