Parliamentary Election In India

India is a constitutional democracy with a

parliamentary system of government, and the
heart of the system is a commitment to hold
regular, free and fair elections. Parliamentary
election determines the composition of the
government.

From 1.2 billion people we choose 543 persons

with impeccable credentials to serve and provide
leadership.
 Eligibility for a Candidate

Any Indian citizen who is registered as a voter and

is over 25 years of age is allowed to contest
Parliamentary elections.
Selection of Candidate by Parties

Political parties adopt a disorganized, opaque, ad-

hoc approach beside of a systematic,
democratic, transparent approach towards
candidate selection.
 Political Parties in the Fray

 India has a multi-party system with

predominance of small regional parties.
 Seven parties are recognized as national
parties.
 Thirty nine parties are recognized as state
parties as of April 2009.
Name (National Parties) Acronym Year Chief
Bahujan Samaj Party BSP 1995 Mayawati
Bharatiya Janta Party BJP 1980 Rajnath Singh
Communist Party of India CPI 1925 A.B. Bardhan
Communist Party of CPI(M) 1964 Prakash Karat
India(Marxist)
Indian National Congress INC 1885 Sonia Gandhi
Nationalist Congress Party NCP 1998 Sharad Pawar
Rashtriya Janta Dal RJD 1996 Lalu Prasad
Yadav
 Election Campaigning

The campaign is the period when the political

parties put forward their candidates and
arguments with which they persuade people to
vote for their candidates and parties.
United Progressive Alliances

The congress party used jai ho as the

official campaign. The party’s slogan for
the election was Aam Admi Ke Badthe
Kadam, Har Kadam Par Bharat
Buland.
 National Democratic Alliances

The congress party used Kushal Neta, Nirnayak

Sarkaar as the official campaign. L K Advani
has started his website and a blog to share his
views online.
 Third Front

The third front created a campaign website hosting

its campaign information to attract sympathizers
among the netizen public to vote for the party.
Issues Affecting Election Campaign

The main issues dominating these elections

campaign are the economy, the growth of
communal violence, the ongoing Indian
“war on terror”, the corruption of official
politics, healthcare, education, food
security, job security, inflation control.
 Conclusion

India’s elections are proving extremely

difficult to predict. Whatever the outcome
of the elections, the long-term reality will
remain the same for ordinary Indians until
a genuine alternative to poverty and
communalism emerges.
Thank you