Bharatversehhttps://bharatverseh.com/Bharatverseh is an independent Indian news site on politics, elections, courts and governance. Every story links the documents behind it, so you can check our work.en-in What the Election Commission admitted, and what it did not, in its Supreme Court affidavit on CEC powershttps://bharatverseh.com/elections/eci-affidavit-cec-powers-what-commission-admitted/https://bharatverseh.com/elections/eci-affidavit-cec-powers-what-commission-admitted/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:08:00 GMTElectionsAnswering petitions over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's decisions, the poll body says every SIR order was unanimous, but concedes that its online voter form could be read as an amendment it had no power to make. Supreme Court to EC on 43 lakh Delhi voters marked shifted: why not reach out to them?https://bharatverseh.com/courts/supreme-court-delhi-sir-shifted-voters-form-6/https://bharatverseh.com/courts/supreme-court-delhi-sir-shifted-voters-form-6/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:37:00 GMTCourts & RightsHearing the Delhi voter roll revision case, the bench questioned why existing voters must file a fresh enrolment form, and said the legality of the "logical discrepancy" category is still undecided. The Election Commission dissent row, date by datehttps://bharatverseh.com/elections/election-commission-dissent-row-timeline/https://bharatverseh.com/elections/election-commission-dissent-row-timeline/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:16:00 GMTElectionsFrom the first report of 14 recorded objections to the Commission's affidavit in the Supreme Court, a timeline of the dispute over how decisions are taken inside India's poll body. Who picks India's election commissioners, and what changed in 2023https://bharatverseh.com/explained/how-cec-election-commissioners-are-appointed/https://bharatverseh.com/explained/how-cec-election-commissioners-are-appointed/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:52:00 GMTExplainedThe 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. Name missing from Delhi's draft voter roll? Forms 6 and 8 explained, and what you can still dohttps://bharatverseh.com/elections/delhi-voters-missing-from-roll-what-to-do/https://bharatverseh.com/elections/delhi-voters-missing-from-roll-what-to-do/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:33:00 GMTElectionsThe 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. How to file an RTI application, and what to do when the government does not replyhttps://bharatverseh.com/governance/how-to-file-rti-application/https://bharatverseh.com/governance/how-to-file-rti-application/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:04:00 GMTGovernanceThe 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. Why the Supreme Court struck down electoral bonds, and what the published data showedhttps://bharatverseh.com/politics/electoral-bonds-verdict-explained/https://bharatverseh.com/politics/electoral-bonds-verdict-explained/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:49:00 GMTPoliticsIn February 2024 a five-judge bench held that the electoral bonds scheme violated voters' right to information. What the scheme was, what the court said and what it revealed. How to check your candidate's criminal cases, assets and education before you votehttps://bharatverseh.com/elections/how-to-check-candidate-affidavit-criminal-cases-assets/https://bharatverseh.com/elections/how-to-check-candidate-affidavit-criminal-cases-assets/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:27:00 GMTElectionsEvery 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 anti-defection law, explained: why Speakers hold the power to decide who stays a legislatorhttps://bharatverseh.com/politics/anti-defection-law-tenth-schedule-explained/https://bharatverseh.com/politics/anti-defection-law-tenth-schedule-explained/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:56:00 GMTPoliticsThe 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. Question Hour, the PAC and the CAG: the tools Parliament has to hold the government to accounthttps://bharatverseh.com/governance/how-parliament-holds-government-accountable/https://bharatverseh.com/governance/how-parliament-holds-government-accountable/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:38:00 GMTGovernanceMinisters 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. Sedition is gone from the statute book. What replaced it, and why critics say little has changedhttps://bharatverseh.com/courts/sedition-124a-bns-section-152-explained/https://bharatverseh.com/courts/sedition-124a-bns-section-152-explained/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 04:11:00 GMTCourts & RightsThe Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita dropped the word sedition, but its Section 152 punishes acts endangering India's sovereignty, unity and integrity. How it differs from the old Section 124A. Internet shutdowns in India: who can order them, and what the Supreme Court said they must followhttps://bharatverseh.com/courts/internet-shutdowns-india-law-anuradha-bhasin/https://bharatverseh.com/courts/internet-shutdowns-india-law-anuradha-bhasin/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 03:42:00 GMTCourts & RightsThe Supreme Court held in 2020 that internet suspensions must be necessary, proportionate, temporary and published. A guide to the law, the rules and the gaps between them.