Category
Centre-State relations, bureaucracy and transparency.
| Party | Points per year | Total points | Range (total) | Actions scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | +0.78 | +40.2 | +38.8 to +41.6 | 4 |
| BJP | +0.09 | +1.3 | +0.9 to +1.8 | 1 Low data |
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.
No dossiers are published in this category yet. Dossiers are unscored fact files; they carry no party points.
In August 2019 the President ended the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and Parliament split the state into two Union Territories; the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation in 2023.
Evidence points +1.5 (range +1.0 to +2.0)
The Act created a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in States to inquire into corruption allegations against public servants, including the Prime Minister with safeguards. The first Lokpal took office in 2019.
Evidence points +1.5 (range +1.0 to +2.0)
Parliament created an enforceable right to request records held by public authorities, with Central and State Information Commissions as appellate bodies. Backlogs and a 2019 amendment are debated.
Evidence points +15.0 (range +15.0 to +15.0)
The 1992 amendments gave constitutional status to panchayats and urban local bodies, with five-year terms, state election commissions, finance commissions and one-third reservation for women.
Evidence points +13.5 (range +13.0 to +14.0)
Parliament redrew India's state boundaries largely along linguistic lines in 1956, replacing the Part A to D classification with 14 states and 6 union territories.
Evidence points +15.5 (range +15.0 to +16.0)