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Tavleen Singh writes: Turning democracy into a farce

If the Congress Party’s leaders have so little faith in Indian elections, would it not be best for them to stop contesting them? It is not possible in any contest to be both a player and a protester at the same time. If you participate, you must accept victory and defeat.

This newspaper’s excellent investigation into the functioning of the Election Commission is what gave everyone good reason to demand answers. (File)

5 min read Nov 1, 2026 07:21 AM IST First published on: Nov 1, 2026 at 06:16 AM IST

For me, the defining image from last week was of the Prime Minister gently fondling and feeding calves in a Gujarati dairy. He smiled benignly down at the calves and they, in their fashion, smiled benignly back at him. He was so happy with these pictures that he posted them on Instagram, saying that these were special moments from his visit to Gujarat.…