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One 2024 verdict reset political finance; the appointment law still simmers.
The bonds verdict
- SC February 2024: electoral bonds unconstitutional — violate the voter information right under Article 19(1)(a).
- SBI disclosure followed: party-wise data now on the ECI site; annual audit questions reopened.
Commissions and appointments
- Anoop Baranwal 2023: pending law, appointments by PM + LoP + CJI committee.
- 2024 CEC Act: PM, LoP, union minister panel — CJI dropped; challenges pending.
- NOTA share around 1% at general elections; it remains advisory, not binding.
The to-do list
- State funding debate, inner-party democracy, simultaneous elections via the 2024-25 bill route.
- Criminalisation tracking via ADR data; vote-buying and freebies jurisprudence pending.
Revise in 30 seconds
- Feb 2024: bonds struck under Article 19(1)(a).
- 2024 CEC Act: PM + LoP + Minister panel.
- Simultaneous elections: bill route 2024-25.
- ADR data: criminalisation tracking source.
Quick revision
- SC February 2024: electoral bonds unconstitutional — violate the voter information right under Article 19(1)(a).
- SBI disclosure followed: party-wise data now on the ECI site; annual audit questions reopened.
- Anoop Baranwal 2023: pending law, appointments by PM + LoP + CJI committee.
- 2024 CEC Act: PM, LoP, union minister panel — CJI dropped; challenges pending.
- NOTA share around 1% at general elections; it remains advisory, not binding.
- State funding debate, inner-party democracy, simultaneous elections via the 2024-25 bill route.
