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| Party | Share | Years in power (weighted) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJPLead party | 88% | 4.4 | Basis: 2019 seats of the six largest NDA parties (BJP 303, SS 18, JD(U) 16, LJP 6, SAD 2, AIADMK 1 = 346 of NDA 353); ~7 seats of smaller allies omitted. BJP alone held a majority. |
| SS | 5% | 0.3 | |
| JD(U) | 5% | 0.2 | |
| LJP | 2% | 0.1 | |
| SAD | 1% | 0.0 | |
| AIADMK | 0% | 0.0 |
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)
Announced 14 June 2022, Agnipath recruits personnel below officer rank for four years, with up to 25% retained for a further 15 years, replacing earlier regular recruitment for those ranks.
Evidence points +3.5 (range +3.0 to +4.0)
Rules under the IT Act set due-diligence duties for social media platforms and a three-tier oversight structure for digital news and streaming. A 2023 amendment on fact-checking was struck down by the Bombay High Court.
Evidence points −2.5 (range −4.0 to −1.0)
Policy approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 July 2020, replacing the 1986 policy with a 5+3+3+4 school structure, a proposed single higher-education regulator and a 50% higher-education GER target for 2035.
Evidence points +3.5 (range +3.0 to +4.0)
In June 2020 the Union Cabinet approved opening space activities to private firms through IN-SPACe as a regulator and promoter, with NSIL as ISRO's commercial arm.
Evidence points +5.0 (range +4.0 to +6.0)
Three Acts of 2020 allowed farm-produce sales outside APMC yards, set a contract-farming framework and eased stock limits. The Supreme Court stayed them in January 2021; Parliament repealed them in November 2021.
Evidence points −11.5 (range −12.0 to −11.0)
Free grain for National Food Security Act beneficiaries, begun in April 2020 as COVID-19 relief; from January 2024 free for five years for about 81.35 crore people, at an estimated Rs 11.80 lakh crore.
Evidence points +9.5 (range +9.0 to +10.0)
Nationwide lockdown under the Disaster Management Act from 25 March 2020. The Government said it slowed spread and bought time; the Supreme Court addressed migrant workers' hardship and GDP fell sharply in 2020-21.
Evidence points +1.0 (range +1.0 to +1.0)
On 4 November 2019 India announced it would not join the 15-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, citing unresolved concerns. The pact took effect in 2022 without India.
Evidence points +0.5 (range −1.0 to +2.0)
Centre-state programme launched 15 August 2019 to give every rural household a functional tap connection; official coverage rose from 17% to about 80% by early 2025, with the 2024 target missed.
Evidence points +11.0 (range +11.0 to +11.0)
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 Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 amended the 2002 money-laundering law; in July 2022 the Supreme Court upheld the Enforcement Directorate's arrest, attachment and bail provisions, and a review is pending.
Evidence points +2.0 (range +2.0 to +2.0)
From 21 November 2025 the Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security and OSH Codes replaced 29 central labour laws. Unions oppose several provisions; most State rules were still pending in early 2026.
Evidence points +1.0 (range 0.0 to +2.0)
New criminal code replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860; enacted in December 2023 and in force from 1 July 2024 with companion procedure and evidence laws.
Evidence points +3.5 (range +3.0 to +4.0)