Category
How India votes and how parties are funded and regulated.
| Party | Points per year | Total points | Range (total) | Actions scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | +0.18 | +9.5 | +7.0 to +12.0 | 1 Low data |
| BJP | −0.59 | −8.9 | −12.9 to −4.8 | 3 |
Parties with under 2 years in power are left out because a per-year figure over so short a time swings widely; their entries are listed below.
Low data: fewer than 2 scored actions credited to the party in this category.
Entries in this category by the party that led the government responsible. Zero is shown so gaps are visible.
1 entry in this category was decided by an independent institution and is not counted for any party.
Constitutional body that runs Indian elections under Article 324: how its members are appointed and removed, how it enforces the Model Code of Conduct, and the court findings and party complaints on its decisions across eras.
Facts as of
The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, begun in Bihar in June 2025 and extended state by state, with figures, court rulings, party positions and disputed claims as of 12 October 2026.
Facts as of
ECI ordered a house-to-house rebuild of Bihar's roll on 24 June 2025 and extended it to other States; the Supreme Court upheld it on 27 May 2026 while limiting the ECI's citizenship inquiry; West Bengal appeals continue.
Evidence points +4.5 (range +4.0 to +5.0)
Parliament legislated appointments of election commissioners; the panel is the PM, the Leader of Opposition and a Union Cabinet Minister, replacing the Chief Justice named in the Court's 2023 interim panel.
Evidence points +0.5 (range −1.0 to +2.0)
Bearer-type bonds sold by SBI from 2018 let donors fund registered parties without public disclosure of donor names; the Supreme Court struck the scheme down on 15 February 2024.
Evidence points −8.5 (range −10.0 to −7.0)
After the Supreme Court ordered candidate affidavits on cases, assets and education, an ordinance and Act narrowed disclosure to criminal cases; the Court struck down Section 33B in 2003.
Evidence points −3.0 (range −5.0 to −1.0)
The United Front government introduced the first Constitution amendment bill to reserve one-third of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats for women in September 1996; it was referred to a joint committee and lapsed.
Evidence points −2.0 (range −3.0 to −1.0)
Constitutional amendment adding the Tenth Schedule, which disqualifies legislators who voluntarily give up party membership or vote against party direction, with the presiding officer deciding.
Evidence points +9.5 (range +7.0 to +12.0)