India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
Political Parties
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Imperfect sympathy
What the manifestos and common minimum programmes of political parties and governments in the past held for Dalits. IN the last two decades, major political parties and coalitions in power have expressed sympathy for the Scheduled Castes (S.Cs), the Scheduled Tribes (S.Ts) and the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) /Other Backward Classes (OBCs)/Backward Classes (B.Cs) in their
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Implementation of BJP election promises to cost Rs 89,000 crore
When it comes to rolling out populist schemes to woo voters at the cost of the exchequer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) beats the ruling Congress party this election.
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Reds go green to check UPA in Vellore
V NarayanaMurthi Vellore
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Fishing villages near Pulicat Lake ban entry of politicians
G Saravanan Though they are banned from going out to sea when rockets are tested at the ISRO at Sriharikota, their demands for compensation have not been met
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BJP leads in promising 'Green India' to voters
Aasha Khosa / New Delhi April 06, 2009, 0:43 IST Global warming and its likely disastrous impact of the earth
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No laptops or bicycles but a new deal for the poor
NCP election manifesto targets rural India
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BJP takes on Cong with tax cuts, cheap rice
The manifestos of political parties have increasingly begun to resemble economic stimulus packages, with the Bharatiya Janata Party today promising tax relief to the salaried and total exemption from income tax for the armed forces and central para-military personnel.
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BJP vows to tackle tiger, climate crises
For the first time, a political party
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Malaiyur villagers to cast negative votes
GP Sunitha Madurai, The hilltop village has long been denied basic infrastructure like proper roads, provision stores or a post office UNHE A RD VOI C ES THE villagers of Malaiyur in Dindigul district are prepared to cast negative votes in the coming elections over the government
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TDP releases manifesto, to focus on poor
BS Reporter / Hyderabad April 03, 2009, 1:39 IST Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu today released the party