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Symbols are used in the Indian political system to identify political parties in part so that illiterate people can vote by recognizing the party symbols. [16] In the current amendment to the Symbols Order, the commission has asserted the following five principles: [17] A party, national or state, must have a legislative presence.
Democracy in India is the largest by population in the world. [1] [2] Elections in India started with the 1951–52 Indian general election.India was one of the first few countries in the world which adopted universal adult franchise right from independence, giving women and men equal voting rights.
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The INC is a "big tent" party that has been described as sitting on the centre of the Indian political spectrum. [9] [19] [34] The party held its first session in 1885 in Bombay where W.C. Bonnerjee presided over it. [35] After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party
Political subdivisions of the Indian Empire in 1909 with British India (pink) and the princely states (yellow) Before it gained independence in 1947, India (also called the Indian Empire) was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule (British India), and the other consisting of princely states under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal ...
The National Front (NF) was a coalition of political parties, led by the Janata Dal, which formed India's government between 1989 and 1990. N. T. Rama Rao was its president, and V. P. Singh was its convener.
The Directive Principles of State Policy of India are the guidelines to be followed by the government of India for the governance of the country. They are not enforceable by any court, but the principles laid down there are considered "Fundamental" in the governance of the country, which makes it the duty of the State [1] to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in ...
Indian National Congress: 18 117 Rajasthan: Indian National Congress: 69 200 Sikkim: N/A (no opposition with at least 10% seats) – 32 Tamil Nadu: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 65 234 Telangana: Bharat Rashtra Samithi: 39 119 Tripura: Communist Party of India (Marxist) 10 60 Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party: 111 403 Uttarakhand ...