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« on: April 15, 2016, 09:29:55 PM »
Quote from: jaichind on April 15, 2016, 02:38:34 PM
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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2016, 08:08:46 PM »
Quote from: reciprocity on May 16, 2016, 07:57:34 PM
The only race that is interesting (to me anyway) is Tamil Nadu because Jayalalithaa is looking set to lose. And some of those vote/seat shares look absolutely dreadful. Electoral reform is needed most definitely. I know India has a lot of other problems but still, if Nepal did it...

Nepal had a major civil war in which Maoists won. Do you think it would be nice for India to have the same experience?
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2016, 08:25:21 PM »
Quote from: reciprocity on May 16, 2016, 08:18:01 PM
Quote from: ag on May 16, 2016, 08:08:46 PM
Quote from: reciprocity on May 16, 2016, 07:57:34 PM
The only race that is interesting (to me anyway) is Tamil Nadu because Jayalalithaa is looking set to lose. And some of those vote/seat shares look absolutely dreadful. Electoral reform is needed most definitely. I know India has a lot of other problems but still, if Nepal did it...

Nepal had a major civil war in which Maoists won. Do you think it would be nice for India to have the same experience?

Is this a joke question? I wonder whether it actually occurred to you that Nepal could have just reverted to its previous system it had before 2008? Should I be smug like you and ask you if you knew that Nepal had elections before 2008?

I am very well aware that Nepal had elections before 2008. Which does not change the fact that the reason it had a Constituent Assembly was that it had a civil war. India has not been able to even do the reapportionment regularly, because doing it would be too controversial. It is very hard for me to see how a major departure from the current Westminster-style system could be achieved without something very dramatic happening. A civil war seems to be on the low end of the possible drama.
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2016, 11:04:44 PM »
We should wait a bit more. Remember how Bihar went early in the night?
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« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2016, 11:10:48 PM »
BTW, there are also a bunch of Lok Sabha by-elecitions counted today, if I am not mistaken. We should not forget those.
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« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2016, 11:19:33 PM »
Which site are you following? Times of India is quite behind this.
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« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2016, 11:29:56 PM »
Quote from: jaichind on May 18, 2016, 11:27:19 PM
It seems that AIADMK most likely have won in TN despite most exit polls showing that it lost.  AIADMK broke the pattern of no reelection in TN since 1984.

I would wait a bit longer.
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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2016, 11:31:09 PM »
It seems INC is doing better than LF in WB.
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« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2016, 11:56:05 PM »
Looks like TMC is gaining on the last time: and gaining big! Never thought that would be possible.
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