Overview

• Yogendra Yadav argued that One Nation–One Election, delimitation and Special Intensive Revision together form an institutional design to secure favorable outcomes for the ruling party.
• He said India entered a competitive-authoritarian phase before the 2024 polls, contending that democratic institutions are weakened between elections.
• Warning of disenfranchisement, Yadav cited the Election Commission’s practice in Bihar of requiring voters to prove identity or risk removal from rolls.
• Delhi University’s Nandini Sundar said Adivasi rights in Bastar face severe threats, accusing the government and RSS of enabling resource transfers to corporates, cultural erasure, and migration-driving policies.
• Internet Freedom Foundation’s Apar Gupta cautioned that expanding surveillance and AI erode privacy protections, while AILAJ’s P.S. Ajay Kumar criticized policies he said turn land into a commodity that displaces the poor.