The proposal for simultaneous elections to Parliament and state assemblies seems unworkable for now.

Praveen Chakravarty recently spoke at the TEDxMDAE event in Mumbai where he busted some common myths about voting patterns in India. Youtube video of his talk below!

Praveen Chakravarty writes in The Hindu about the impact that holding concurrent national and state elections may have on voter behaviour.

District-wise analysis of how the voters of Bihar voted for the BJP and Modi in this election

Exactly why did the BJP suffer such a brutal reversal?

A curious axiom: the BJP garners more votes in ‘strong Muslim’ districts. Bihar was an exception, so the tactic changes.

There is no evidence to suggest that parliamentary behaviour is a consideration for voters — something that is obvious to most elected politicians. 

Visiting Fellow Praveen Chakravarty writes in The Indian Express: "The Gujarat government promulgated an amendment to its Local Authorities Laws Bill that now makes it mandatory for voters in Gujarat to vote in local body elections." ...

IDFC Institute CEO Reuben Abraham and Resident Fellow Vivek Dehejia write in Mint: "BJP’s 31% vote share in the polls has been dubbed as too low for legitimately ruling India. This is a dubious claim."...