Religion, Culture & Society
How many entries exist for each party's governments and each decade. This shows where the record is thin, so a quiet period reads as a gap in coverage, not as inactivity.
No dossier is published under this sub-category yet.
Rajiv Gandhi, 31 Oct 1984 to 2 Dec 1989
INC INC government
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)
P. V. Narasimha Rao, 21 Jun 1991 to 16 May 1996
INC INC government
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)
Narendra Modi, 9 Jun 2024 to present
BJP NDA government
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)