Ballot: Ten Episodes that have Shaped India’s Democracy
About this ebook
constituencies. Over 800 million voters. The world's largest democracy . . .
From the time of its inception, democracy in India has been dubbed 'miraculous' by the world's media, and its elections as a spectacular exercise in human management.
In Ballot, Rasheed Kidwai takes us through his pick of seminal elections that have shaped Indian democracy both at the centre and in select states. Highlighting the unique challenges faced by a country that adopted universal adult franchise at the very outset, profiling personalities who have triggered ground-shifts, and analysing the causes and consequences of key
electoral episodes, he traces the very evolution
of India's democratic process.
Combining insightful commentary and colourful
anecdotes, Ballot provides a brief, incisive examination of India's most momentous elections.
About the author
Rasheed Kidwai is a journalist, author, columnist and a political analyst. He is a visiting Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Formerly associate editor of the Telegraph, Kidwai tracks government, politics, community affairs and Hindi cinema. He is the author of Sonia: A Biography; 24 Akbar Road: A Short History of the People behind the Fall and Rise of the Congress; Ballot: Ten Episodes that have Shaped India's Democracy; Neta Abhineta: Bollywood Star Power in Indian Politics; Bharat ke Pradhanmantri: Desh, Dasha, Disha and The House of Scindias: A Saga of Power, Politics and Intrigue.
A graduate from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, Kidwai holds a master's degree in mass communications from Leicester University, United Kingdom. He also contributes as a political analyst to numerous television channels,
including News 18, ABP News, NDTV, India Ahead News and India Today TV.
