Category

Religion, Culture & Society

Religious laws, language, caste data and heritage.

Sub-categories

Evidence points in this category, by party

Religion, Culture & Society: points by partySorted by points per year in this category. Order is not a verdict; look at the ranges and the number of actions behind each figure.
PartyPoints per yearTotal pointsRange (total)Actions scored
BJP−0.03−0.4−0.9 to 0.01 Low data
INC−0.04−2.0−5.0 to +1.02

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.

Coverage by party

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.

Actions in Religion, Culture & Society

  • ImplementedBJPUnsettled

    Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

    The Act amended the Waqf Act, 1995 on registration, waqf creation, survey and dispute rules and board membership. In September 2025 the Supreme Court stayed some provisions and declined to stay the whole Act.

    Evidence points −0.5 (range −1.0 to 0.0)

  • ImplementedINCUnsettled

    Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

    The Act freezes the religious character of places of worship as on 15 August 1947 and bars suits to change it, excepting Ayodhya. Its validity is before the Supreme Court, which paused new suits in December 2024.

    Evidence points +1.5 (range +1.0 to +2.0)

  • ImplementedINC

    Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986

    Enacted after the Shah Bano judgment, the Act set post-divorce maintenance for Muslim women under a separate statute; the Supreme Court upheld it in 2001 while reading in a wider duty.

    Evidence points −3.5 (range −6.0 to −1.0)