What is the importance of an election manifesto?
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importance of election manifesto
We are in the midst of general elections. The election campaign is on. Various political parties have released their manifestos. Debates are also taking place on the feasibility of promises made by political parties. At the same time, there are few political parties who do not believe in manifestos. Debate goes on. The point is manifestos are important part of politics of parties at the time of elections and it reflects their ideology, policy and programmes.
It looks at the Statues of 1909, 1919 and 1935 along with the party manifestos and elections until 1945-46. It also analyses manifestos of national parties from the first General Elections of Independent India held in 1952 till the last General Elections held in 2014.
Earlier manifestos were prepared after considerable deliberations within the party. Nehru prepared the manifesto for the first General Elections. But, before it was released it was presented and adopted at the AICC session at Bangalore in July 1951. It was again moved and adopted at the AICC meeting at Delhi in October 1951.