WHEN THE VOTER BECOMES A QUESTION MARK
India’s Democracy Cannot Survive on Faith Alone There is a question that India must confront—not tomorrow, not after the next election, but now: Who guards the vote when the voter begins to doubt the system that records it? This is not a question about one political party. It is not a question about whether one government is good or bad. It is a question about whether the institutions that make democratic government possible remain sufficiently transparent, accountable and trusted. And when that trust begins to fracture, every citizen has a right to ask uncomfortable questions. The Election Commission of India is not an ordinary government department. Article 324 of the Constitution places the superintendence, direction and control of elections and the preparation of electoral rolls in the Election Commission. That constitutional responsibility is enormous. Because democracy ultimately comes down to something deceptively simple: One citizen. One legitimate vote. One transparent elector...
