In developing countries, partisanship is pervasive, but its motivations remain largely
unexplored. Whereas non-programmatic party–voter linkages dominate the political …

This study examines the differential effects of exposure to adverse information about a
favoured candidate on voters' political choice. Using a novel experimental design …

The growing popularity of welfare schemes across several developing countries is crucially
predicated on whether incumbent governments can derive consequent electoral benefits. A …

This article offers a comprehensive set of explanations for why people vote. Based on
evidence from Indian elections, where voter turnouts remain consistently high—and rising …

Every five years, India holds elections to its lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha
(literally “the people's house”). The elected Members of Parliament (MPs) are responsible for …