ALLAHABAD 01/04/2014 --- A worker showing hand fans of political parties at a wholeshop, in Allahabad on Tuesday. Nowadays election material are flooded in the shops throughout the country ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. April 01, 2014. Photo: Brijesh Jaiswal
Indian farmers load paddy bundles onto a bullock cart after harvest on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. India's central bank surprised many Wednesday by keeping its key interest rate unchanged despite a worrying rise in inflation, citing concerns over sluggish economic growth. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
Indian people buy vegetables at a market in the evening in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, March 15, 2014. India's key inflation rate has dropped to its lowest level in nine months. The easing of the price increases comes less than a month before general elections in the world's most populous democracy. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Mumbai 05/03/2014 For stock picture. Bombay Stock Exchange. Photo: Vivek Bendre
New Delhi: 15/12/2013:Members of gay community staging a protest demanding the repeal of article 377, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma
TUTICORIN: 16/10/2012: FOR DAILY: Manual scavenging in Buckle Canal at Tuticorin is still a blot in the society on Tuesday. Photo : N.Rajesh - TUTICORIN: 16/10/2012: FOR DAILY: Manual scavenging in Buckle Canal at Tuticorin is still a blot in the society on Tuesday. Photo : N.Rajesh
Coimbatore 09/08/2013. Patients at the fever clinic at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital , on Friday.Photo: K.Ananthan
Bangalore 05/07/2010 : Picture for Public Eye Curruption story. Bribe exchange hands under the table.Photo: K. Gopinathan
Election time is also meant for making promises. If the ruling Indian National Congress wants to continue on the path of reforms and provide inclusive development, its main challenger, the Bharatiya Janata Party pushes the envelope on nationalism. Others such as the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India, the Aam Aadmi Party, and many regional parties hold out promises including revising the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, good governance, and a host of issues that affect the States. A look at the promises over which the votes are being sought. <b>Text: Abhishek Mukherjee </b>
