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16. Lok Sabha General ElectionsKey data:

• Election period: 07.04. – 12.05.2014

• Major parties: BJP, INC, AAP

• Election results: 16.05.2014

Update on the Political Situation in India

Lok Sabha• Operation period: 5 years• Total of seats: 552

- 530 seats for representatives of all regions- 20 seats for representatives of the Union territories (Andaman and

Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry)

- max. 2 seats for representatives of Anglo-Indian Societies• 15. Lok Sabha: Indian National Congress (INC) 201 seats,

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 112 seats

Overview Elections India

Lok Sabha Elections 2014• Election in 9 phases• 543 different parliamentary constituencies• 833.000 polling stations• 814.5 million electorate• Elections completed after Phase 6: Assam (77.41%), Chhattisgarh

(65%), Jharkhand (62.62%), Madhya Pradesh (61%), Maharashtra (60%), Rajasthan (62.9%), Tamil Nadu (73%), Puducherry (82%)


Comparison with EU Elections• Election period: 22-25 May 2014• Operation period: 5 years• Total of seats: 754

- distributed among 28 member states - Germany will own 96 seats

• 400 million electorate


India‘s major political parties• Indian National Congress (INC)

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

• Aam Admi Party (AAP)

Overview Election India

Indian National Congress• Oldest political party, founded on 28.12.1885• Largest and most successful party in terms of years of operation• INC was the leading party and decisive factor in the fight for

independence• Famous personalities: Jawaharlal Nehru, Mohandas Karamchand

Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh

• Current candidate: Rahul Gandhi


The political mission of the INC• Economic Growth 8%+• Health & pension coverage for all labor classes; 6 mio. new jobs in

health sector• National Manufacturing Policy – lift share of manufacturing sector

to 25% of GDP• $1 Trillion investment in infrastructure, e.g. High Speed Rail,

Western and Eastern Freight Corridor• Elimination of corruption


Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Overview Elections India

• BJP evolved from the previous Bharatiya Jana Sangh party in 1977• Represented by smaller parties in other states, like Shiv Sena in

Maharashtra• Current candidate: Narendra Modi• Narendra Modi has been Chief Minister of Gujarat since 2001 and

is associated with the rapid economic growth and high share of FDI in his state

The political mission of the BJP• Decentralization through smaller states• E-Governance – digital empowerment of the society and

government• Empowerment of urban and rural poor• Implementation of an E-Library with open access for educational

purposes• Health Care – increase access, improve quality, lower costs• Development of the manufacturing sector, increase in FDI


Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)• Youngest party in the election, founded on 26.11.2012

• First general Lok Sabha elections for AAP

• Key success: - Victory in Delhi Assembly Elections 2013- Main followers are influential celebrities and India‘s youth

• Current candidate: Arvind Kejriwal


The political mission of the AAPOverview Elections India

• Bringing an end to corruption• Health Care and education for all citizens• Simplify rules and create accountable insitutions• Foster entrepreneurial spirit and growth of the job market• Empowerment of the poor • Reinvigorating the rural economy

Voices about the political impact, when ...• INC

- no major change regarding FDI and economic growth- aggravation of corruption

• BJP- willingness of FDI will grow, hence the Indian economy will grow

too- disruption in the religious environment

• AAP- elimination of corruption, disruption of the current poltical system- not mature enough to lead, but good opposition


... will win the election.