Smt. Indira Gandhi is the first woman prime minister of India. On her father's death, she was drafted into the Union Cabinet by Shri Lal Bahadur... View Article
On August 15, 1947, India and Pakistan emerged as two separate independent countries. Nehru became the first prime minister of independent India... View Article
Jawaharlal Nehru was the head of the interim government. The powers of a prime minister are bestowed on the vice-president of the Council of... View Article
The interim government of India led by Jawaharlal Nehru was formed on 2nd September 1946. It was formed to oversee the transition of the country... View Article
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the present coalition government in India. It is the ruling coalition... View Article
Social media means websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Platforms like... View Article
The media plays a very important role in a democracy in providing news and discussing events taking place in the country and the world. It is on... View Article
Electoral bonds are instruments/securities that are used to donate funds to political parties. Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person who... View Article
Main features of the electoral system in India: Describes the composition of the Election Commission of India Enumerates the functions of the... View Article
Electoral reforms are positive changes in election processes in order to promote greater democracy, prohibit criminalisation of politics, choose... View Article
The following are the important committees that are associated with electoral reforms in India: Tarkunde / J.P. Committee (1975): Goswami... View Article
Importance of electoral reforms: Prohibits the criminalisation of politics Stops the misuse of the government machinery. Discourages money and... View Article
There are three main types of electoral systems that are widely used across the globe: Plurality electoral systems: It awards the seat to the... View Article
Ranjana Prakash Desai assumed charge as Chairperson of Delimitation Commission on 13th march, 2020. She is presently Chairperson of the Search... View Article
The President is the constitutional head of India. Article 74(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the... View Article
At present, the strength of the House is 545. The Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of people chosen by direct election on the basis of... View Article
According to Article 82 of the Constitution, the Parliament by law enacts a Delimitation Act after every census. After the commencement of the... View Article
104th amendment of the Indian Constitution extended the deadline for the cessation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and states... View Article
