Shivsena Competitors

Largest Political Party in the World, The Bharatiya Janata Party (a.k.a. BJP) is today the most prominent member of the family of organisations known as the "Sangh Parivar" and nurtured by the Rashtria Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS). Like the RSS, the BJP is wedded to India’s unity and integrity, its intrinsic identity and the social strength, individual character and cultural uniqueness that have been the hallmark of this great country and its people for millennia. History is the philosophy of nations. And the Sangh Parivar has a very clear and clear conception of Indian history. Here was a great civilization whose influence and imprint spread from Sri Lanka to Tibet, from Southeast Asia to Central Asia, from one end of the Indian Ocean to the other. It weathered the storms of invaders, from the Greeks to the Huns, from the Shakas to the Islamic armies of Turks and Afghans. It fought and resisted external oppression and its essential civilization and culture survived great challenges and attempts at effacement. The glory of Vijayanagara and the heroism of Maharana Pratap, of a Shivaji and of a Guru Govind Singh are testimony to the Indian spirit. In more recent times this torch of nationalism and Indian identity was carried forward by Swami Dayanand and Swami Vivekanada. And in the present century the good work has been carried on by Sri Aurobindo, Lokmanya Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi and others. The RSS, founded by Dr K.B. Hedgewar in 1925 and consolidated by Shri Guruji M.S. Golwalkar after 1940, sees itself as the legatee of this heroic tradition. It believes in the principle of: "Justice for all and appeasement of none". It has no doubt about Hindu identity and culture being the mainstay of the Indian nation and of Indian society. This identity and this culture informs all Indians, irrespective of religious or denominational faith. To the RSS, all Indians, irrespective of religious background, notwithstanding their mode and place of worship, are equal.

The Indian National Congress is India’s oldest political party. It led the freedom movement and has governed India for 55 of 72 years since independence. During this period, India evolved from being a poor and famine-stricken country to one of the fastest growing economies in the world, self-sufficient in food and a technological and scientific powerhouse. In 2009, India became the third largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity, overtaking Japan. Under the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, India saw the biggest ever jumps in literacy, health and nutrition, and 140 million citizens exited the ranks of the poor. All of this was achieved with minimum dislocation in a democratic system by ensuring that disadvantaged citizens also benefited from social and economic progress. The Congress party stands today, as it did then, for freedom. We believe all citizens should be treated equally regardless of religion, caste, gender, sexual orientation or region. We reject extremism and hate from all sides. We believe that all disadvantaged groups should have equal access to rights and justice, and that our policies should promote emancipation, not discrimination. The INC stands resolutely in defence of our institutions because it is they that protect citizens from arbitrariness and tyranny. We cannot let expertise be replaced by ideology and systematic thinking be displaced by marketing-driven 'jumlas'. The All India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC) is a department of the Congress party that seeks to provide professionals with a platform to participate in politics and in policy-making. We invite all professionals to join us and help promote our values of diversity, freedom and the empowerment of all citizens.

A new political alternative in India to give voice to the common man who is being cheated, terrorized and looted by all of the current political parties. The new alternative is about giving power to the people, changing the culture of corrupt politics, promote transparency and pursue grassroots democracy both within and outside the organization.