Scientific article
Published:
Political parties dominate India’s national elections, not candidates
Written by
Francesca R. Jensenius
Former employee
Pradeep Chhibber
Harsh Shah
Ed.
Summary:
A common perception regarding Indian politics is that it is the candidate, and not the party, who wins the elections. This makes it important for parties to pick the “right” candidates, and parties in India do spend enormous effort in local consultations and identity arithmetic while choosing who to allocate party tickets to.
The belief that candidates win or lose elections has also led to many more independent candidates throwing their hat into the electoral arena. How do these independent candidates fare?
In this piece, the writers show the impressive growth over time in the number of candidates, particularly independent candidates, standing for the elections, but also that there is a very small likelihood of an independent candidate actually winning a parliamentary seat. Parties dominate India’s national elections.
The belief that candidates win or lose elections has also led to many more independent candidates throwing their hat into the electoral arena. How do these independent candidates fare?
In this piece, the writers show the impressive growth over time in the number of candidates, particularly independent candidates, standing for the elections, but also that there is a very small likelihood of an independent candidate actually winning a parliamentary seat. Parties dominate India’s national elections.
- Published year: 2019
- Full version: https://theprint.in/opinion/political-parties-dominate-indias-national-elections-not-candidates/210932/
- Language: Engelsk
- Journal: ThePrint
Written by
Francesca R. Jensenius
Former employee
Pradeep Chhibber
Harsh Shah