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| Party | Share | Years in power (weighted) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| INCLead party | 67% | 3.3 | Basis: 2004 seats won (page lists INC 145, RJD 24, DMK 16, NCP 9, PMK 6, JMM 5, TRS 5, LJP 4, MDMK 4 = 218 matches UPA total). Shares among these nine parties; smaller UPA allies omitted. |
| RJD | 11% | 0.6 | |
| DMK | 7% | 0.4 | |
| NCP | 4% | 0.2 | |
| PMK | 3% | 0.1 | |
| JMM | 2% | 0.1 | |
| TRS | 2% | 0.1 | |
| LJP | 2% | 0.1 | |
| MDMK | 2% | 0.1 |
Outside support (not in government): CPI(M), Left Front outside support (CPI(M) 43 seats); withdrew July 2008; SP, 36 seats, support from 2008; BSP, 19 seats, outside support at formation (Left, SP, BSP supported)
Act creating a national agency to investigate and prosecute scheduled terror and security offences, with Special Courts, enacted weeks after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Evidence points +7.0 (range +7.0 to +7.0)
The 2008 Act set up a National Social Security Board to recommend welfare schemes for unorganised workers. Enforcement and beneficiary tracking were limited; later registration relied on the e-Shram portal.
Evidence points −1.5 (range −2.0 to −1.0)
The 123 Agreement and related waivers of 2008 allowed India civil nuclear trade despite being outside the NPT, in return for placing 14 reactors under IAEA safeguards. It was contested domestically.
Evidence points +4.0 (range +3.0 to +5.0)
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 2005 Act gave rural households a legal right to at least 100 days of unskilled wage work a year. It was repealed from 1 July 2026 and replaced by the VB-G RAM G Act, which provides 125 days.
Evidence points +13.0 (range +13.0 to +13.0)
Launched in April 2005, the Mission funded rural health facilities and created the ASHA worker cadre and cash incentives for facility births; institutional deliveries were 39% in 2005-06 and 89% in 2019-21.
Evidence points +10.5 (range +10.0 to +11.0)
A 12-digit biometric-linked identity number begun by the Planning Commission in 2009 and given statutory backing in 2016; the Supreme Court upheld the Act in 2018 while limiting mandatory linking.
Evidence points +12.5 (range +12.0 to +13.0)