Indian political parties with strange names In April, Indias 814 million eligible voters are due at the polls. There are more than 1,600 registered political parties - some with very unexpected names. B Kumar Sri Sri launched the Indian Lovers Party on Valentines Day 2008. His bubble-gum pink posters announce the partys resolve to fight for star-crossed lovers from different castes and religious backgrounds, whose parents dont approve of their relationship. Hes putting up candidates in the state of Tamil Nadu in the forthcoming elections and is hopeful they will secure 40-50,000 votes - much more than the 3,000 votes he got in the 2011 state elections. The party is already registered in Tamil Nadu, but after the election he plans to get federal registration, using his own design - the Taj Mahal framed in a heart - as the partys symbol. bbc/news/magazine-26775258
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:29:13 +0000
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