Exercise 7.1
1. Choose any three states (including yours). Find the symbols of state parties belonging to those states and plot them on the given map of India. List down their major agenda, as mentioned in their manifesto in the latest Lok Sabha/Vidhan Sabha/Local Body Elections. 2. Form groups of - students. Identify and compare the policy preferences on the following parameters for two political parties in the last Lok Sabha Elections using credible sources like party manifestos, newspapers, etc. Present the points of comparison in a poster using bullet points, symbols, colour coding, etc.
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Part $\displaystyle 1$ — Three states, their state parties, and the mapWhat the task asks for
Pick any three states, one of them your own; find the symbols of the state parties of those states; plot them at the right place on the outline map of India in the book; and list each party's major agenda from its manifesto in the latest Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha or local body election.
How to do it
Get the list of recognised State parties for each state from the ECI website — the ECI is the body that recognises parties and allots symbols.
Draw or paste each symbol inside the state it belongs to on your own map; write the party's short name beside it.
For the agenda, use the party's own manifesto for the election you name. Quote three or four promises, not thirty.
A worked example of the shape (fill the blanks with your own research)
State: ______ Party: ______ Symbol: ______
Election used: ______ (name the house and the year)
Major agenda: three to four bullet points, each one promise, taken from the manifesto
Source: the manifesto page or the ECI page, with the date you read it
Part $\displaystyle 2$ — Comparing two parties on a posterWhat the task asks for
In a group of $\displaystyle 4$–$\displaystyle 6$, take two political parties from the last Lok Sabha election and compare their policy preferences under six headings — Education, National security, Social welfare, Environment, Economy, Health — using manifestos and newspapers, and present the comparison as a poster with bullet points, symbols and colour coding.
How to fill each row
Policy area: for example, Education.
Party's viewpoint: one sentence, in the party's own words where possible.
Any policy or law that aligns with the party's viewpoint: name it.
Source: manifesto page number, or newspaper name and date.
What a good poster must contain
All six policy areas for both parties, side by side, so the comparison is visible at a glance.
One colour per party, used consistently, and the party symbol at the top of its column.
A source under every claim — this is the difference between a comparison and an opinion.
No abuse and no mockery of any party. Compare policies, not people.