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Muskan Agarwal is Managing Editor of Bharatverseh and co-founder of AgniCorp Media, where she leads content strategy. She writes the site's explainers, runs the publishing calendar and checks that every story links the documents it relies on. She is studying computer science at JECRC University, Jaipur.
The 2023 law that governs appointments to the Election Commission replaced the Chief Justice with a Union minister on the selection panel. Its Section 18 is now at the heart of a Supreme Court challenge.
The extended deadline for claims and objections in Delhi's voter roll revision ended on 30 October, but enrolment does not stop. A practical guide to checking your entry and using the right form.
The Right to Information Act lets any citizen demand records from a public authority for a fee of Rs 10. A step by step guide to asking, appealing and getting an answer.
Every candidate for Parliament or an assembly must file a sworn affidavit listing pending criminal cases, assets, liabilities and education. Where to find it and what to look for.
The Tenth Schedule was meant to stop MLAs and MPs switching sides for money or office. Four decades on, the delay in deciding disqualification petitions is its biggest weakness.
Ministers must answer MPs' questions, the opposition chairs the committee that examines government spending, and an independent auditor reports on how money is used. How each works, and where each is weak.
