J. Prabhash served as Professor of Political Science and Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Kerala. He was an Adjunct Professor at Claremont Graduate University, US, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Endowment Award. His research covers Indian politics, human rights, and Kerala's state politics. He has published about 60 research papers, eight monographs, and three edited volumes, including Kerala Legislature: History and Politics (2016), and Affirmative Action and Social Change: Social Mobility of Dalits (2001).

K.M. Sajad Ibrahim is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Kerala, and has served as Dean of Social Sciences and Head of the Department. He is an election studies expert, member of Lokniti at CSDS, New Delhi, and participated in the US State Department's Study of the United States Institute Program in 2008. He has collaborated internationally on projects like 'Conservation in a Crowded World' with the University of New South Wales and the Kerala Assembly Election Study with the University of Zurich in 2011. His research focuses on Indian democracy, elections, and West Asian politics. He has published ten books and over 45 articles.

Girish Kumar R., MA, LLB, PhD, is Professor of Political Science at the University of Kerala. With an interdisciplinary background in Political Science, Economics and Law, his teaching, research and publications focus on Political Economy and Law. He previously served Mahatma Gandhi University, Central University of Kerala, Centre for Development Studies and Raiganj University. His international research experience includes fellowships at the European University Institute, University of Cambridge, and George Washington University Law School. He has also been an ICSSR Fellow at the Indian Law Institute and Research Associate at CDS, and contributed to CSDS election studies as Joint Coordinator.