Appendix C
Sources
Part 1 lists the principal sources named for each arena. Part 2 lists the web domains most frequently cited in the research rows, with the number of rows citing each.
1. Principal sources by arena
- 1.1 Religious Demography and Electoral Geography. Census 2011 C-01; Pew 2021.
- 1.2 Cross-Caste Voting Cohesion among Hindus. Lokniti-CSDS NES 2024.
- 1.3 The Committed Core Electorate. ECI 2009, 2024; Lokniti NES 2024.
- 2.1 Party and Movement Cadres. RSS Prativedan 2026; party reports.
- 2.2 Public Opinion on Contested Questions. CVoter MOTN; Lokniti; Pew 2021.
- 2.3 Religious Leadership and Institutions. Platform counts; CBCI; WAMSI; HR&CE.
- 2.4 The NGO and Advocacy Sector. MHA FCRA; NGO Darpan; Atlas network T58b.
- 2.5 Street Mobilisation and Veto Power. Episodes from court records, commissions and news (street_units.csv).
- 3.1 Large Business Owners. Forbes India 2026; SBI bond data; ADR.
- 3.2 Private Funding for Ideological Causes. Atlas M1/M2; MHA FCRA; CSR portal.
- 3.3 Trade Unions, Co-operatives and Farmer Organisations. MoLE CTUO verification 2002 (via ILO); Railway Board and press on the Dec 2024 recognition ballot; JBCCI-XI; PIB/NCD; RBI 2024-25; co-op annual reports; union and front statements (atlas/research10/unions_coops_farmers/).
- 4.1 Universities and Think Tanks. Atlas M7; NIRF; letters.
- 4.2 Expert Authority within the State. Atlas M7.
- 4.3 Schools, Textbooks and Civil-Service Preparation. Atlas M7; UDISE+; EWISR 2025-26.
- 5.1 Television News. BARC 2025; Atlas M6 audit.
- 5.2 Interpersonal Political Communication. Atlas M5.
- 5.3 Digital Platforms. YouTube, X platform counts 30 Oct 2026.
- 5.4 Newspapers and the Elite Press. IRS; Atlas M6.
- 5.5 Celebrities and Influencers. Platform counts; news records.
- 5.6 Cinema and Streaming. Ormax; Atlas M6; research H.
- 6.1 Vote Share. ECI.
- 6.2 The Conversion of Votes into Seats. ECI GE2024 (543 seats).
- 6.3 Leadership Popularity. India Today-CVoter; Lokniti.
- 6.4 Party Finance. ECI audit reports.
- 7.1 Executive Office. ECI; state records.
- 7.2 Public Expenditure. Union Budget 2026-27; PRS.
- 7.3 Police and Central Agencies. MHA; Atlas M8.
- 7.4 The Civil Services. CCG letters; DoPT.
- 7.5 Regulators, Commissions and Appointed Bodies. Atlas M8.
- 7.6 Parliament. Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha records.
- 7.7 The Judiciary. Atlas M8; research D.
- 7.8 Internal Security. MHA, PIB, Parliament answers; SATP; Punjab and Manipur Police; atlas/research10/internal_security/.
2. Most-cited web sources
| Domain | Rows |
|---|---|
| sdmx.oecd.org | 2,670 |
| en.wikipedia.org | 2,127 |
| csr.gov.in | 1,867 |
| eci.gov.in | 1,714 |
| adrindia.org | 1,705 |
| github.com | 1,187 |
| gatesfoundation.org | 877 |
| facebook.com | 721 |
| youtube.com | 653 |
| prsindia.org | 586 |
| web.archive.org | 389 |
| tradestat.commerce.gov.in | 300 |
| open.canada.ca | 295 |
| censusindia.gov.in | 285 |
| irs.gov | 282 |
| projects.propublica.org | 264 |
| instagram.com | 262 |
| x.com | 225 |
| macfound.org | 213 |
| vidiq.com | 195 |
| ormaxmedia.com | 178 |
| register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk | 170 |
| cms.wellcome.org | 160 |
| news.google.com | 153 |
| scobserver.in | 151 |
| documents.un.org | 141 |
| pib.gov.in | 136 |
| nsearchives.nseindia.com | 135 |
| trendingpunjabi.com | 134 |
| thehindu.com | 129 |
| forbes.com | 99 |
| myneta.info | 92 |
| power.lowyinstitute.org | 91 |
| indiankanoon.org | 83 |
| dpiit.gov.in | 73 |
| hewlett.org | 65 |
| efile.fara.gov | 64 |
| theprint.in | 59 |
| carnegieendowment.org | 52 |
| ilo.org | 51 |
| bprd.nic.in | 50 |
| docs.google.com | 49 |
| lda.gov | 46 |
| reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk | 45 |
| drishtiias.com | 42 |
| tribuneindia.com | 40 |
| indiatoday.in | 40 |
| businesstoday.in | 39 |
| etvbharat.com | 37 |
| results.eci.gov.in | 36 |
| fec.gov | 36 |
| business-standard.com | 34 |
| livemint.com | 34 |
| timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 33 |
| hindustantimes.com | 29 |
| indiabudget.gov.in | 29 |
| deccanherald.com | 27 |
| thequint.com | 26 |
| bestmediainfo.com | 26 |
| impriindia.com | 26 |
| thenewsminute.com | 24 |
| livelaw.in | 23 |
| m.thewire.in | 23 |
| altnews.in | 21 |
| indiancooperative.com | 21 |
| nbim.no | 21 |
| rbi.org.in | 20 |
| data-explorer.oecd.org | 20 |
| aljazeera.com | 19 |
| adstransparency.google.com | 19 |
| insightsonindia.com | 19 |
| dbtbharat.gov.in | 19 |
| indianexpress.com | 17 |
| forumias.com | 17 |
| theweek.in | 16 |
| orfonline.org | 16 |
| canada.ca | 16 |
| journalofdemocracy.org | 16 |
| newindianexpress.com | 15 |
| icssr.org | 15 |
| peoplesdemocracy.in | 15 |
| pewresearch.org | 14 |
| theleaflet.in | 14 |
| screener.in | 14 |
| mea.gov.in | 14 |
| newsonair.gov.in | 13 |
| scroll.in | 13 |
| ndtv.com | 13 |
| mott.org | 13 |
| educationworld.in | 13 |
| uscirf.gov | 13 |
| static.pib.gov.in | 13 |
| ichr.ac.in | 12 |
| gradright.com | 12 |
| sipri.org | 12 |
| reuters.com | 12 |
| angusreid.org | 12 |
| indiatodayne.in | 11 |
| bbc.com | 11 |
| outlookindia.com | 11 |
| aninews.in | 11 |
| ey.com | 11 |
| constitutionalconduct.wordpress.com | 11 |
| congress.gov | 11 |
| medianama.com | 10 |
| dasra.org | 10 |
| sewainternational.in | 10 |
| keralatv.in | 10 |
| www2.ed.gov | 10 |
| cdslindia.com | 10 |
| federalregister.gov | 10 |
| elibrary.sansad.in | 9 |
| hrce.tn.gov.in | 9 |
| thewire.in | 9 |
| indiatvnews.com | 8 |
| vidyabharti.net | 8 |
| phf.org.uk | 8 |
| d-portal.org | 8 |
| thehindubusinessline.com | 8 |
| m.economictimes.com | 8 |