Will India’s Election Commission Provide All Parties a Level Playing Field?
On March 16, while commenting on the recently-scrapped electoral bond scheme, an anonymous and controversial political funding scheme introduced by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had always favored transparency, but mechanisms to protect “donor’s privacy” should also be considered to … Read more