campaign indian general election major political parties india prominent members party president vice president prime minister inc took elections alongside members fourth anniversary second government inc announced campaign election led incumbent prime minister party general secretary contracted provide image party election manifesto inc promised right health right homestead right social security right pension elections congress leaders criticised prime ministerial candidate involved low level politics accused favouring businessmen party campaigned india suffered worst defeat winning seats won election able form government majority time victory results announced offered resign posts party rejected criticised government communication strategy party defeat background 15th complete constitutional term general election called constitution 16th election held phases april congress party won previous elections campaigning win election consecutive time result election declared 15th completed constitutional mandate appointed head member committee implement alliances party manifesto general publicity election january appointed vice president declaration congress resolution vice president moved unanimously adopted earlier party general secretary chief party decided announce prime ministerial candidate members party pre poll alliance committee formed party publicity group elections candidates inc biggest member fielded candidates elections belonged inc rest fielded members manifesto inc formed prepare manifesto members committee party released election manifesto march party office delhi manifesto party promised right health right homestead right social security right dignity humane working conditions right right pension highlighted achievements bringing right information food security bill inc said provide jobs million people india necessary measures increase country days coming power provide inclusive growth india said manifesto far took months prepare manifesto reflect aspirations indian people manifesto bring new vision presenting manifesto said truly reflects voice people maintained party delivered promises previous election said party pulled million people poverty inc promised export taxes return country high rate economic growth enact remaining anti corruption bills opposition parties accused inc learning mistakes making promises previous accused inc responsibility failure blamed congress repeatedly making promises called cruel joke member said congress gain support lost april inc mocked releasing manifesto released charge sheet inc manifesto released april day phase elections began citing logistical reasons delay campaigning congress party established election committee election related decision campaigning members committee inc created election control room headed track events information related campaigning war room located road kept track party needed boost preparations congress party initiated election campaign january gave extra focus new middle class india poverty line rich middle class new economic class comprises million people country total population billion class includes railway servants labourers fishermen guards people earn living minor party created social media platform called designed supervision national spokesperson motive promoting party elections inaugurated media july addressing rally february promised forming government inc provide free healthcare accused practising politics blood march interacted party workers block district presidents hour general public step seen media measure counter interacted people internet tea party began campaign march organising rally addressed senior party leaders march shared stage wife hours arrested making remarks addressed rallies places including delhi addressed rallies north eastern states india including inc president rallies delhi party election campaigning accused dividing country addressing rally addressed rally criticised playing destructive role running person centric campaign added making promises fulfill party star campaigned constituency april suffered attack campaigning rallies scheduled april cancelled campaigned april accused favouring businessmen land companies low prices defended husband accusations addressing rally responded criticising saying involved low level politics added prime minister chief minister state airport called statement insult martyr father criticised involving low level politics inc senior leaders felt attacks party workers said inch chest big heart moral strength necessary run nation said wanted power alleged books family members dropped night places public meetings scheduled place agitated allegations launched booklet titled accusing helping acquiring land violation regulations criticised compared rats took pun remarks called prince specimen calling behaviour day campaigning constituency prime ministerial candidate elections accompanied party candidate constituency alleged responsible tapping phone woman architect ordered police officials spy accused favouring giving land worth billion billion petty cost square metre promoted party telling people benefits scholarships programs initiated government family members played family members refused filed nomination advertisement january congress party released million advertisement month half page advertisement titled featuring people different communities launched newspapers slogan power hand progress advertisement mocked model development spotted punch line hand magic achieve progress based japanese publicity agency given contracts provide image party vice president primary focus advertising portray young vibrant leader deliver aspirations common indian advertisement face congress aired radio newspapers etc featured congress party students wing national student union india state president talked party approach nation highlights party anti corruption stand commercials ran campaign turn million initiative talked development work undertaken government face congress launched news involvement million jail term disclosed shared social media denied allegations said couldn imagine people low launched youtube mock released youtube titled opposition parties senior leaders party blamed defeat elections said charged services fundraising political parties india use money donated willing people organisations campaign elections congress party received donations power ltd commencement elections revised limit election expenditure candidate parliamentary million bigger states million smaller states union territories delhi revision ceiling election expenditure attributed increase number polling stations increase cost inflation index controversies election campaigning party candidate addressing rally allegedly said pieces arrested march deliberately religious feelings filed bail plea district court plea dismissed sent day judicial custody party candidate arrested police april party workers poster city accused favouring spots putting posters party workers released day filling personal bonds worth prime ministerial adviser published book titled accidental prime minister making criticised fully charge government having compete inc leader influence cabinet office saying fiction coloured views adviser said secret super prime minister replied think super opposition targeted basis book result won seats election worst defeat congress suffered history leadership prime ministerial candidate won seats emerged single largest party form majority government time india government formed results announced took responsibility defeat offered resignation meeting party members delhi party working committee unanimously rejected resignation took responsibility shortcomings existed government level members committee said defeat collective responsibility passed resolution criticising communication strategy government defeat
Indian National Congress campaign for Indian general election, 2014