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Read full article Abstract: It is widely believed that voter population in the forthcoming parliamentary elections in India will be significantly younger than in past elections. But census data belie this belief. It is true that the share of eligible voters in total population rose by 3.5 percentage points in 2011 over that in 2001 but this is not equivalent to the voter population being younger. An examination of age composition within the voting population reveals that the proportion of younger voters has actually marginally declined between 2001 and 2011. Those above 18 and below 25 as a proportion of voter population have declined from 21.7% to 21% between the two censuses.

Read full article Abstract: Sonia Gandhi has chosen two men to India's top office — they are a study in contrasts. Since the death of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi has had the opportunity to appoint two of India's prime ministers. Superficially similar, her two choices make an interesting study in contrasts. In May 1991, following the assassination of Rajiv by a Tamil suicide bomber in the midst of an election campaign, the choice of the next Congress president fell upon the shoulders of Sonia. Because the assassination had tilted the odds of election outcome greatly in favour of Congress, her choice was expected to be the next prime minister of India.