National Election Watch

35 percent of India's chief ministers have criminal cases against them, reveals ADR report

In India, around 35 percent chief ministers have criminal cases against them and 81 percent of the total are crorepatis, according to an ADR report released on Monday.

UP Election Results 2017: 322 of new MLAs crorepatis, 143 face criminal cases

Around 322 of the 403 new lawmakers elected to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly are 'crorepatis' (multi-millionaires) while as many as 143 have criminal cases.

Political parties see 84% fall in donations, BJP remains a corporate favourite: Report

Donations to political parties reduced by nearly 84 percent in 2015-2016, a report published earlier this week by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch said.

I-T department's selective raids on rich politicians: What's the story?

Are the signs not clear enough for the I-T department to go beyond the obvious? The department conducts raids based on information received from its sources on ground, wrongdoing by a person or anomaly in income of a taxpayer.

Modi's govt: 30% of ministers have declared criminal cases

Thirty per cent of ministers in the Narendra Modi government have declared criminal cases against themselves and 18 percent have declared "serious criminal cases."

Lok Sabha polls: These states have the most crorepati candidates

Now that the first phase of India's Lok Sabha elections are underway, let's take a look at the financial positions of the candidates that are standing for the elections.

21% MPs/MLAs in 5 poll bound states face criminal charges

Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram go to polls in November-December. The results will be out 8 December.

Why this secrecy over Sonia Gandhi?

What makes the otherwise motormouth mainstream media so silent about Sonia Gandhi even though there is a mountain of evidence against her on her assets and foreign trips?

Karnataka: 20 percent candidates have criminal cases

A total of 40 out of 194 candidates of the BJP and Congress contesting the May Assembly elections have criminal cases against them, according to NGOs - Karnataka Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Gujarat polls: 19% candidates in phase-2 have criminal cases

Of the 78 candidates with declared criminal cases, 40 are with serious criminal cases like murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, rape etc.