Paragraph1: Politics is rarely just about policies; often, it is about the story told around them. This week in Karnal, the Bharatiya Janata Party sought to take control of that story, wrapping itself in the language of democracy and constitutional duty. As the party’s nationwide “Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao” campaign came to a close, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar addressed workers with a clear message: do not let the Opposition define what the revision of electoral rolls actually means. The campaign, which had been running since October 22,…

For the past four or five days, a troubling wave of misinformation has been washing over Kerala, and at its center is a scheme that means a great deal to thousands of women and transgender persons across the state. Fake posters, carefully designed to look like official government communications, have been circulating rapidly on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, claiming that the Priyadarshini free bus travel scheme is about to be changed. According to these viral posts, government employees will be completely removed from the scheme, and a special Priyadarshini card will be introduced, apparently to restrict travel based on income.…