Indian politics

Parliament of India.

India is a Federal Republic, with a president elected for a 5-year term by the state assemblies and the Sansad, the Indian national parliament. The cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister, is accountable to parliament. According to the art. 81 of the Constitution of India, the Lok Sabha, or House of the People, has 530 deputies elected for a period of 5 years by popular vote, to a simple plurality in single-member districts, plus 20 deputies appointed by the president (in 2020 they were eliminated the two MPs appointed to represent the Anglo-Indian community). The Upper House or Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is made up of deputies appointed by the parliaments of the states that make up the Union, in proportion to their population.

Fundamental Rights in India

India has been criticized for its restrictive policies on the right to religious freedom. Thus, several Indian states have prohibited conversions. The most recent is Himachal Pradesh, with which the manufacturing industry is subtracted from six states as much as possible if they come carefully with the situation.

On the other hand, in the summer and autumn of 2008, serious riots broke out in Orisa against Christians, causing more than 500 deaths according to some sources, and the establishment of refugee camps for the faithful of this religion.

Another conflictive situation is that of homosexuality. In India, this conduct is considered a heavily punishable federal crime. However, there have been very few cases in which a person has been convicted, and currently the Indian government does not prosecute this conduct. Several groups have requested the authority to repeal this regulation

Electoral campaigns

India has become the country with the highest private funding and spending in general elections, ahead of the United States. The 2019 parliamentary elections cost 8.7 billion dollars, while in the last elections of 2016 (presidential and congressional), US candidates spent 6.5 billion dollars.