Indian Elections

Party Manifestos

List of Indian National Political Parties

Name Symbol Year of foundati

on

Current leader

Lok Sabha seats

BJP 1980 Amit Shah 282/543

INC 1885 Sonia Gandhi

44/543

CPI(Marxist)

1964 Prakash Karat

9/543

CPI 1925 S.S. Reddy

1/543

BSP 1984 Mayawati 0/543

Manifesto is a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.

What is a Manifesto?

Indian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the largest and oldest democratically-operating political parties in the world. Founded by freedom fighter activists in 1885, it dominated politics nationally for most of the period from 1947–89.

Sonia Gandhi(Chairperson)

Rahul Gandhi(P.M. Candidate)

Manifesto of INC

Education ● INC would develop Rashtriya

Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) to provide statergies funding to inprove college and university infrastucture.

● The Ladli scheme will be extended to college-going girls, which will include a financial assistance of Rs. 50,000.

● The INC will continue to expand its support to providing interest-free educations loans to students at all levels especially to the weaker sections of society.

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Health1) INC will provide mobile health care vans in every district, equipped with x-ray and other equipment, to provide health care check ups including, mammography, blood tests, etc.

2) The INC will expand the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to enable access to a continuum of comprehensive primary, secondary and tertiary care.

3) INC has got new ideas for campaigning and immunisation which can get rid of polio and some other disease. That can accomplish the dream of our country to be called a polio free country.

Employment ● INC would increase India’s

investment rate to 38 % to ensure more new investments are made to create jobs.

● INC would develop the MGNREGA scheme to every rural place which ensure would a 100 days of employment.

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Agriculture ● They shall continue to nurture

Public Private Partnerships for increasing investments in various areas like cold storage facilities,etc .This will greatly aid in increasing agriculture productivity and exports.

● The INC will allocate special funds for agricultural research to develop new technologies for disease management of crops , high-yielding-varieties of crops, etc.

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Women Security● To ensure that the city is safer for the

women, the government will ensure special training for the police, as well as an increase in the number of women in the police force.

● INC will initiate immediate action to formulate a Citizens Charter for Women’s Safety and Security (CCWSS) act.

● Fast-Track Courts will be established with ‘in-camera’ proceedings facilities in State headquarters and in regional centres. The purpose of these Courts will be solely to address crimes against women.

Foreign Policy● The Indian National Congress will strive to

mobilize support for India’s permanent membership in the UN Security Council.

● INC will work to strengthen the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) framework and endeavour to meaningfully realise a South Asian economic community.

Bharatiya Janta PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two largest political parties in India. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It was founded by Syama Prasad Mookerjee in 1980. In present it is the ruling party.

Amit Shah (Chairperson BJP)

Narendra Modi(Current P.M.)

Manifesto of BJP

Education● BJP's flagship program 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan':

shall be strengthened and expanded with a goal to remove illiteracy.

● Use of technology for education as a mission mode project to reduce the daily burden of carrying books to school for children,

● Girls shall be provided all possible help to continue and complete school education.

Health● Modernize Government hospitals,

upgrading infrastructure and latest technologies.

● Launch National Mosquito Control mission.

● Create an open defecation free India by awareness campaign and enabling people to build toilets in their home as well as in schools and public places.

Employment● Strategically develop high impact

domains like labour-intensive manufacturing.

● Strengthen the traditional employment bases of agriculture and allied industries as well as stronger credit and market linkages.

● Promoting and developing tourist attractive places which can allow new employment opportunities.

Agriculture and Farmers● Taking steps to enhance the profitability in

agriculture, over the cost of production, cheaper agriculture inputs and credit; introducing latest technologies for farming and high yielding seeds.

● Introduce and promote low water consuming irrigation techniques and optimum utilization of water resources.

● Seting up the 'Organic Farming and Fertilizer Corporation of India', to promote organic farming and fertilizers.

Women Security● Strict implementation of laws related

to women, particularly those related to rape.

● Make police stations women friendly, and increase the number of women in police at different levels.

● Introduce self defence as a part of the school curriculum.

● Using information technology for women's safety.

Foreign Policy● BJP will champion uniform international

opinion on issues like Terrorism and Global Warming.

● BJP will continue our dialogue, engagement and cooperation, with global forums like BRICS,IBSA, ASEM etc.

● In our neighbourhood we will pursue friendly relations. However, where required we will not hesitate from taking strong stand and steps.

Aam Aadmi PartyAam Aadmi Party is an Indian political party, formally launched on 26 November 2012. It came into existence following differences between the activists Arvind Kejriwal regarding whether or not to politicise the popular India Against Corruption movement that had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011.

Arvind Kejriwal(Leader AAP)

Highlights of AAP's Manifesto

● Passing the lok pal bill at national level.

● Passing the swaraj bill at national level.

● Providing swift accesible justice to the common man.

● Empowering citizens particularly poor and vulnerable.

● Zero tolerance policy towards cross-border terrorism.

Highlights of 2009 Congress Manifesto

● 25 kg wheat or rice for Rs.3 a month for BPL card holders.

● Enactment of a National Food Security Act.

● To pursue judicial reforms to cut delays in courts.

● To pass a stronger MGNREGA ( Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act) Act.

What all things they were able accomplish ?

MGNREGA: Launched in the year 2005, this scheme has reportedly benefited a major chunk of rural household in India. Wages under MGNREGA have almost doubled ever since it came into existence. Last year, it provided employment to more than 4.8 crore households

Food Security: Although Congress is yet to make much headway in National Food Security Bill, it is to be noted that there has been a three-fold increase in food subsidy during the UPA tenure.

Things which were made worse.GDP growth:According to the economic reports, India lost momentum in GDP growth under the Congress’s rule. The average GDP growth till 2004 was 6% a year. As of June 30, 2013, the average annual GDP growth fell to 4.4% in 2013.

Depreciation of rupee: The value of rupee has nose-dived ever since the Congress started ruling in 2004. Simple statistics reveal that the variation in rupee value was between 39 and 49 per USD till 2004. It saw an unprecedented fall in the last 10 years as the value went as low as 68 per USD . The party’s policies didn’t evoke global confidence, which is touted as the major reason for this instability.

Current Account Deficit: The Congress’s performance in this sector looks dismal. When it returned to power, there was no existence of current account deficit. In fact, we had an impressive surplus of around $8 billion. Ten years later, that figure stands at (-) $80 billion. This is where the party has disappointed the nation the most.

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