Farhat Basir Khan

Name: The Game of Vote

Publisher Name: Sage Publications

Genre: Politics, Media and Communication

Description:

About ‘The Game of Votes: Visual Media Politics and Elections in the Digital Era’:  ‘The Game of Votes’ showcases the full spectrum of the key actors and stars of the electoral arena, the rise and fall of political parties, the role of the digital and technology platforms, and the emergence of fake news impacting election outcome in India and across the world.  This book brings the readers face-to-face with the changing dynamics of election campaign and democracy. This is the inside story behind the game of votes in India.

“The book highlights the fact that the social media has not just become a daily battleground for fake news but has spread its tentacles around the core of Indian democracy - its free and fair elections."- Press Trust of India

“This book is a must-read for those who wish to understand the manner in which elections are now planned and executed by political parties in the world’s largest democracy.” - Ambassador Pavan K. Varma, Former Member of Parliament?Rajya Sabha