The Rajneeti Blog: Indian Politics, Explained

Plain-English guides to how Indian politics actually works: the rules, institutions and forces behind the headlines. Written by the team behind Rajneeti, a free Indian political simulator, each piece explains one civics concept clearly and neutrally, so the mechanics you meet in the game make sense in the real world too.

• How Coalition Governments Work in India

  Hung assemblies, alliances, seat-sharing, and how numbers become a government.

• What Is a No-Confidence Motion?

  Who can move it, how the vote works in the Lok Sabha and assemblies, and what happens if the government loses.

• How to Become an MLA in India

  Eligibility, age, the party-ticket route vs contesting as an independent, and the real path to the assembly.

• What Is Anti-Incumbency?

  What it means, what causes it, how it differs from pro-incumbency, and why sitting governments often lose.