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Hafta 481: Trust deficit in EVMs, BJP manifesto

Apr 20, 2024

Political analyst Suhas Palshikar discusses the credibility of EVMs, while tech expert Madhav Deshpande talks about the major technological changes. The panel dissects the BJP manifesto, noting its 'weird' approach towards Hindutva. An interesting conversation on manifestos and poll promises.

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Shruti Kapila

Madhav Deshpande

Suhas Palshikar

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Quick takeaways

EVMs' credibility has diminished, VVPAT technology altered EVM landscape significantly.

BJP manifesto emphasizes Hindutva moderation, lacks economic vision and clear roadmap.

Party manifestos lack coherent welfare policies, focus on symbolic gestures over substantial changes.

Deep dives

UCC and Simultaneous Elections in BJP manifesto

The BJP manifesto includes promises for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and simultaneous elections, reflecting long-standing demands of the Hindutva brigade. The UCC proposal is a contentious issue focusing on minority rights, while the simultaneous elections proposal could potentially lead to constitutional overhaul, challenging the parliamentary and federal structures.

Introduction

4min

EVM Design Concerns and Election Manifesto Highlights

7min

Thunderstorm in UAE, Political Party Joins, YouTube and Twitter Takedowns

2min

EVMs Evolution and Trust Issues

15min

Challenges and Doubts Surrounding Electronic Voting Machines

23min

Recommendations on Reading and Listening about Buddhism

2min

Examining the BJP Manifesto and Legal System Overhaul

15min

Analyzing the BJP manifesto and Political Strategy

2min

Analyzing Political Party Manifestos and Strategic Implications

16min

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Exploring Success, Historical Series, and Political Voting

13min

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Diverse Coverage and Calls for Subscriber Support

5min

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Anand Vardhan are joined by political analyst Suhas Palshikar, tech expert Madhav Deshpande, and professor Shruti Kapila.

On the robustness of the election voting machines, Suhas Palshikar says EVMs have “definitely lost the credibility that they initially had”. He cites Lokniti-CSDS data. Madhav says “major technological change” in 2013, with the introduction of VVPAT has made EVMs a “different beast”.

The panel then discusses the manifestos and poll promises. Shruti says the BJP manifesto is “very weird” and that “it wants to lower the temperature on Hindutva”. Anand calls it the manifesto of a party that is “very sure of a renewed mandate”, unlike the Congress manifesto, which is trying to “tick too many boxes”.

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00:00:00 - 00:05:02 - Headlines

00:05:03 - 00:13:16 - Trust deficit in EVMs

00:13:17 - 00:53:24 - BJP’s manifesto

00:53:25 - 01:28:36 - Letters

01:28:37 - 01:34:00 - Recommendations

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Hafta 481: Trust deficit in EVMs, BJP manifesto

Episode guests

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Quick takeaways

Deep dives

UCC and Simultaneous Elections in BJP manifesto

Critical perspective on UCC and simultaneous elections in BJP manifesto

Economic Vision and Lack of Coherence in BJP manifesto

Evaluation of BJP manifesto promises

An Adult Comedy Drama in the Name of a Party Manifesto

Analysis of Indian Elections and Manifestos

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