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<div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp1small_090112031047.jpg" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img><div class="clicktoenlarge"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="dofollow">Click here to Enlarge</a></div><p>If it weren't about such serious issues, it would be a joke. It's tragic, because it is. This time, as almost every other time. Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister and Haryana Lok Dal(R) chief, said he has helped write a dozen manifestos in his time, "all the same, with only the cover changed".</p><p>Shankersinh Vaghela, former Gujarat chief minister, said openly on TV when asked about his party's manifesto, "What manifesto?" Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray dismisses them openly as being designed for journalists - something to keep them employed.<br><br>Coalition politics and the spread of regional parties has made the exercise even more ludicrous. The United Front (UF) has its manifesto, but so do its constituent partners like the Janata Dal and the left parties. BJP ally AIADMK boss J. Jayalalitha trumpets her own party's regional ambitions. And the Congress, bereft of allies, is blatantly searching for Muslim votes, as blatantly as the BJP is trying to hold on to the Hindu vote.<br><br></p><div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp2small_090112031100.jpg" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img><div class="clicktoenlarge"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="dofollow">Click here to Enlarge</a></div></div></p><p>So why bother, if words on paper have nothing to do with results on the ground? If positions are known to be very clear or completely fuzzy? Why take the electorate for a colossal ride if the ride is on anyway, without wasting tonnes of newsprint and days of TV airtime? If some candidates win because of who they are and not what they do?<br><br></p><div class="itg-mosimage"><amp-img src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp3small_090112031111.jpg" alt="" height="425" width="650" class="" layout="responsive"></amp-img><div class="clicktoenlarge"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="dofollow">Click here to Enlarge</a></div></div></p><p>Because, cynicism apart, manifestos do amount to something, do indicate a path, however narrow and rutted. And fortunately for the country, political parties do actually end up winning or losing a sizeable chunk of votes based on what they have to say - or don't say. And what they say and don't do.</p><p>It works for outright, different statements, on job reservations or religion, but also to simply compare similar stands on issues such as improving the economy or protecting the small-scale sector. "We often say broadly the same thing," says CPI(M) politburo member and ideologue Sitaram Yechuri, "but nuances are important. And they come out in manifestos."<br><br>What follows is a sampler of stands on key issues of the major national parties and groupings. What they say about things of general concern. And the likelihood of any of that coming through if the party comes to power.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Feb 23, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

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<div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp1small_090112031047.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div><div class="clicktoenlarge" style="width:200px;margin-right:15px text-align:center" valign="bottom"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:window.open('https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp1large_090112031047.jpg','window','status=no,resize=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,width=700,height=499'); return false;" rel="dofollow">Click here to Enlarge</a></div><p>If it weren't about such serious issues, it would be a joke. It's tragic, because it is. This time, as almost every other time. Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister and Haryana Lok Dal(R) chief, said he has helped write a dozen manifestos in his time, "all the same, with only the cover changed".</p><p>Shankersinh Vaghela, former Gujarat chief minister, said openly on TV when asked about his party's manifesto, "What manifesto?" Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray dismisses them openly as being designed for journalists - something to keep them employed.<br><br>Coalition politics and the spread of regional parties has made the exercise even more ludicrous. The United Front (UF) has its manifesto, but so do its constituent partners like the Janata Dal and the left parties. BJP ally AIADMK boss J. Jayalalitha trumpets her own party's regional ambitions. And the Congress, bereft of allies, is blatantly searching for Muslim votes, as blatantly as the BJP is trying to hold on to the Hindu vote.<br><br></p><div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp2small_090112031100.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div><div class="clicktoenlarge" style="width:300px;margin-right:15px text-align:center" valign="bottom"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:window.open('https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp2large_090112031100.jpg','window','status=no,resize=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,width=700,height=216'); return false;" rel="dofollow">Click here to Enlarge</a></div></div></p><p>So why bother, if words on paper have nothing to do with results on the ground? If positions are known to be very clear or completely fuzzy? Why take the electorate for a colossal ride if the ride is on anyway, without wasting tonnes of newsprint and days of TV airtime? If some candidates win because of who they are and not what they do?<br><br></p><div class="itg-mosimage"><div class="itgimage"><img  title=""  class="" alt="" src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp3small_090112031111.jpg" loading="lazy" /></div><div class="clicktoenlarge" style="width:200px;margin-right:15px text-align:center" valign="bottom"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:window.open('https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Fmedia2%2Findiatoday%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F1998February%2Fpulp3large_090112031111.jpg','window','status=no,resize=yes,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,width=721,height=791'); return false;" rel="dofollow">Click here to Enlarge</a></div></div></p><p>Because, cynicism apart, manifestos do amount to something, do indicate a path, however narrow and rutted. And fortunately for the country, political parties do actually end up winning or losing a sizeable chunk of votes based on what they have to say - or don't say. And what they say and don't do.</p><p>It works for outright, different statements, on job reservations or religion, but also to simply compare similar stands on issues such as improving the economy or protecting the small-scale sector. "We often say broadly the same thing," says CPI(M) politburo member and ideologue Sitaram Yechuri, "but nuances are important. And they come out in manifestos."<br><br>What follows is a sampler of stands on key issues of the major national parties and groupings. What they say about things of general concern. And the likelihood of any of that coming through if the party comes to power.</p><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">AtMigration </div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Feb 23, 1998</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div></div>

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