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Indian general elections, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The two "major parties" in India are the BJP (led by Vajpayee) and the Congress (led by Sonia Gandhi). The Congress Party was riding on slogans like "The Hand of Congress (the party's official symbol) is with the common man," indicating that it was banking on support from the vast majority of Indians and not so much on the upper middle class and the elite. The rout of the ruling parties in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the general elections led to calls for the dissolution of the governments of these states. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_general_elections,_2004   (1962 words)

Encyclopedia: Indian general elections, 2004 Telugu Desam Party (Party for Telugu Land) or TDP is a regional political party in Andhra Pradesh state of India founded by former Telugu film star N.T. Rama Rao on 29 March 1982. CPI badge The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The Janata Party was a Indian political party, formed in 1977 through the fusion of four major opposition parties, namely the Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Organisation), Bharatiya Jan Sangh and the Socialist Party. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Indian-general-elections,-2004   (6641 words)

India Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) This recognition helps the political parties to claim unique ownership of certain identities, such as the party symbol, until the next review of their status. Consequently, political parties in India are classified as national and state (regional) parties based on their realms of influence. Parties that have received certain amount of votes or seats in a state might be recognized as a state party by the Election Commission. www.indiaencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=List_of_political_parties_in_India   (987 words)

Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net This recognition helps the political parties to claim unique ownership of certain identities, such as the List of political party symbols in India party symbol, until the next review of their status. Below is the list of recognized state parties ahead of the Maharashtra & Arunachal Pradesh state assembly elections in October 2004. This has led parties with minimal (and sometimes considerable) ideological differences to come together as a loose federation of parties to stake claim for power. www.mauspfeil.net /List_of%20political%20parties%20in%20India.html   (758 words)

Insurance in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Bill faced heavy weather in the Lower House with the Left and the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) indulging in strident criticism. Congress party members said the party’s chief whip had informed the Finance Minister that many party members would be in Calcutta on August 6 and had asked him to table the Bill on August 4. The Government announced that it would reinstitute discussion with all parties and arrive at a consensus before reintroducing the IRA Bill in the winter session of Parliament. www.ipan.com /reviews/archives/0997ins.htm   (1010 words)

info: BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The BJP is a fairly young party, only 25 years old, and has run the Government of Bharat between 1998 and 2004, under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani, its most senior leaders. A mixture of socialist, regionalist, communists and former Congressmen, the party was united in opposition to Emergency and Indira Gandhi, and that alone. After the general elections of 1996 the BJP emerged as the largest political party in the Lok Sabha, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee was asked by the then President of India, Dr. en.progressoelettronico.com /Bharatiya_Janata_Party   (4480 words)

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation Troubles for the saffron party seems to know no end as newly appointed BJP General Secretary Uma Bharti was today held guilty of “indiscipline” for her public criticism against her party colleague Pramod Mahajan by party vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. In a candid admission at the Hindustan Times Leadership Initiative Conference today, Ms Gandhi agreed that the Congress organisation in the key state of Uttar Pradesh was “dismal.” She indicated that changes in the state unit could take place any time. Party strategists believe that if the Congress is to retrieve its lost social base in the crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, it has to bring back the minorities and upper castes to the party fold. www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041106/nation.htm   (4317 words)

List of political parties in India India has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. The states were the party has gained recognition is also stated, although the party may very well be active in more states and territories than that. www.datamass.net /li/list-of-political-parties-in-india.html   (1577 words)

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab Stressing the need for restructuring the basis of state’s agricultural economy, he wanted the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to treat Punjab as a special case, having borne the brunt of all Indo-Pak wars and a long period of sustained terrorist activity so that its economic revival through industrialisation was seen as a national obligation. Mr Grewal was here today in connection with a meeting of the district unit of the party, which was addressed by him before the press conference. He added that the police party had started identifying the landed as well as other property acquired by the accused with the money earned in by smuggling narcotics. www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050314/punjab1.htm   (5501 words)

Indiademocracy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The DMK party won all the sixteen seats it contested for in Tamil Nadu. Polling in Chapra and repolling in 429 polling stations in Bettiah and 193 in Siwan along with some polling stations in Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituency shall be announced later. Ekta Kranti Dal U.P. Kosi Vikas Party (KVSP) www.indiademocracy.com /election/loksabhaele_2004.jsp   (163 words)

After hawala exile, Advani finally moves on As they waited for Bharatiya Janta Party president L K Advani's Swarna Jayanti Rath Yatra, they said they did not expect the Janata Dal in Orissa to last after Biju Patnaik. Two years ago, he announced in Mumbai that Atal Behari Vajpayee would be the party's choice for Prime Minister and, still, there is no ambiguity about this in the BJP today. The yatra, which is to cover West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir before culminating in New Delhi on July 15, is rehabilitating Advani in the eyes of his partymen, lifting the hawala cloud that had hung over his head for a year-and-a-half. www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19970622/17350083.html   (685 words)

Newdelhi.net The information, travel and visitor local guide to New Delhi Capital of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Further commenting on Mr Laxman's admission about having received the money for "party funds", the Congress leader felt that no further evidence was required to probe the defence deals as the BJP chief had himself provided "clinching and conclusive" proof of the Government's involvement in under-hand deals. When reminded about his party's decision not to accept cash after the hawala scam, he said it was not practical and the party began to accept cash. Other BJP leaders, however, said the party would have to rally behind the Prime Minister and the party chief to counter the allegations even if a section of the party was not happy with the functioning of the PMO of Vajpayee's aides. www.newdelhi.net /scandal/react.htm   (1487 words)

Casino Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) India has a multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties. Kisan Mazdoor Bahujan Party ("Peasant Worker Majority Party") Krantikari Samajwadi Party Lohia ("Revolutionary Socialist Party Lohia") www.casinoencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=List_of_political_parties_in_India   (1025 words)

Election 2004 - HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Congress had routed other political parties in the region including the regional Arunachal Pradesh Congress led by former chief minister Gegong Apang, who had ruled the state for about two decades. But in 1999 the party suffered a major reversal losing both parliamentary seats as well as elections to the state legislature in the last Assembly elections. In 1994 Assembly elections, Congress had got 44 seats whereas Janta dal had got 3 and Janta party had got 2 and the remaining seats had gone to the independents. www.hindustantimes.com /news/6996_654590,0016005900010010.htm   (245 words)

Bhartiya Janta Party Gujarat In India, by allowing indiscriminate entry of foreign companies, the domestic companies have to face an unequal competition. The best example is that of Hindustan Lever (part of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate) which is swalowing up companies at a very fast pace. About two years ago, Tatas had to succumb to the pressure and allowed their toiletries unit to be merged with the multi-national. www.bjpguj.org /policy/swadeshi.htm   (1232 words)

Hindustan Janata Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wikimedia needs your help in its US$200,000 fund drive. Hindustan Janata Party (India Popular Party), a minor political party in India. This page was last modified 18:21, 12 August 2005. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hindustan_Janta_Party   (55 words)

Chauhan for consolidating party’s base : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) He said efforts would be made to strengthen the party’s base among the Dalits and Backward Classes. Similarly, the new State president felt that the units at the panchayat levels were not as much active as they should have been. Referring to the poor performance of the BJP in some prominent places in mandi elections, he said that mandi elections were not as importance as Assembly or civic body elections and do not reflect on the functioning of the government. www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Jun/16/5922_1400717,0015002100020005.htm   (339 words)

Science Fair Projects - List of political parties in India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Parcham Party of India ("Flag Party of India") Samajtantric Party of India ("Socialist Party of India") Index of political parties to browse parties by name www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/List_of_political_parties_in_India   (1706 words)

Hindustan Janta Party Definition / Hindustan Janta Party Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Hindustan Janta Party Definition / Hindustan Janta Party Research Hindustan Janata Party (India Popular Party), a minor political party in IndiaThe Republic of India is a large country in South Asia, and one of only two countries in the world with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity and is the world's second fastest growing economy. www.elresearch.com /Hindustan_Janta_Party   (126 words)

Onlinevolunteers.org - Gujarat Carnage: The Aftermath: News: Archive (June 16 - June 30, 2002) Heavy rains have been lashing Gujarat, and the showers seem to have added to the troubles of those residing in the state's relief camps. Let the Congress and the Left attempt a partnership in the States and at the Centre and form a front that would exert a gravitational pull on the regional parties. The March riots marked the first time officials of a political party, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which controls Gujarat state government and leads the ruling national coalition in New Delhi, have been implicated in turning a blind eye to mass killings. www.onlinevolunteers.org /gujarat/news/index-arch4.htm   (2742 words)

The Rise of an Illiberal Democracy in India: A Case-Study of the Crisis in Punjab by Sikh Genocide Project The major motivation behind the resolution was safeguarding of the Sikh identity in a state structure that was decentralized with non-interference from the central government. As it is often the case in illiberal states, a number of politicians who organized the pogrom were rewarded with electoral success by the Congress party and by their Hindu constituents. It does not explain how an atmosphere of impunity prevails even after a new party with an adversarial position in relation to the old party replaces the latter and does not lobby for judicial action against the accused members of the old party. www.sikhgenocide.org /background.htm   (9962 words)

Current Focus: Gujarat Carnage - The Aftermath (Online Volunteers Collective) Howls of shame will follow him as long as he and his party refuse to admit guilt and willingly stand for trial for the pogrom that shook the very foundations of the secular Indian state. AAHOA will be honoring Narendra Modi, the Chief executive of the Indian state of Gujarat who is accused of sharing responsibility in the massacres, sexual mutilations and rapes of Muslims and persecution of Christians, indigenous tribes and moderate Hindus. He cannot depend on the State machinery which is partial and has got vitiated. www.onlinevolunteers.org /gujarat   (3478 words)

India Talking Hindustan network discussion forums Don't you feel we are very lethargic towards kashmir issue.BJP as a party has to regain its pride,vigour and valour and give a good and memorable response to all activities in the nation.I find BJP has become very tolerant and submissive nowadays. His family says the killing was staged by a political rival, Tanveer Ahmed, who was denied the Samajwadi ticket and so contested, unsuccessfully, on the BSP ticket. Any legislator who defects or disobeys the party whip in a vote of confidence should be forced to go back to voters for election on a new election symbol. www.hindustan.net /discus/messages/56/10323.html   (11879 words)

A guide to Mumbai polls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Candidates: Aziz Lalani (Bahujan Samaj Party), Jayawantiben Mehta (Bharatiya Janata Party); Milind Murli Deora (Congress); Advocate Amin Solkar (Samajwadi Party), Mahesh Gajanan Kulkarni (Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha), Ramnayak Tiwari (Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh, Suhail Dil Nawaz (Janata Party) Ismail Makwana (Bahujan Samaj Party), Sunil Dutt (Congress), Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath (Shiv Sena), Pawar Sambhaji Maruti (Bahujan Samaj Party), Dhotre Bhanudas Sakharam (Hindustan Janta Party), Yadav Ramnarayan Jagannath (Samajwadi Party), Landge Santosh Govind (Prabuddha Republican Party), Com. web.mid-day.com /news/city/2004/april/81948.htm   (835 words)

XIIth Lok Sabha Election'98 This list of National and State Parties is as per Election Commission's Report All India Azad Hind Mazdur and Jan Kalyan Party INC and Cong(l) have been used interchangeably in the book. www.pib.nic.in /election/gnelc98/98elecchap1.html   (53 words)

India Table 15-25/Domestic Strategy The ability to arbitrate disputes between TRAI and DoT in the early stages of TRAI's evolution. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Congress, led by Sonia Gandhi, will need to be convinced of the need for telecommunications liberalization if TA’s objectives are to be met. Although the NTP acknowledged the importance of the introduction of competition in the telecommunications sector in India, the reform agenda faces growing resistance from both the right and the left—especially since the Asian Financial Crisis. www.commercialdiplomacy.org /ma_projects/ma_india4.htm   (3222 words)

Indore Live - Print Editions of Hindustan Times: HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Indore Live - Print Editions of Hindustan Times: HindustanTimes.com PRIVATE COLLEGES, whose B Ed courses were de-recognised by Barkatullah University, Bhopal, on charges of admitting students from outside the State, have got an interim stay from the High Court on the decision. Census of wild animals in Indore, Ujjain planned www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Jun/16/648_0,0015002100020005.htm   (242 words)

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