2025 began with a loud election in Delhi. After more than 25 years, the BJP returned to power and pushed AAP out. That result set the mood for the year. What followed was not calm. Rules were changed. Old institutions grew weaker. A voter list update threatened to erase names. Watchdogs stopped barking. Protesters filled streets. Courts, media houses, and universities came under pressure. Some leaders fell. Others tightened their grip. Across India and beyond, citizens did not stay quiet. They voted. They protested. They resisted in small and big ways. These stories look at where power piled up, where it cracked, and where people refused to bend.
