<P> The country has seven national parties: Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) At the level of its states, many regional parties stand for elections to state legislatures, every five years . The Rajya Sabha elections are held every 5 years . </P> <P> India is a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic . Sovereign means an independent nation . Socialist implies social and economic equality for all Indian citizens . This guarantees equal opportunity and equal social status . The government attempts to reduce economic inequality by reducing concentration of wealth . Secular implies freedom to choose your religion . The state gives every citizen the right to practice and propagate a religion of their choice, and also right to reject all religions . The state treats all religions as equal and there is no official state religion . Democratic means the government is a democratically elected, the head of the government (Prime Minister) is elected by the president . Republic means the head of the state (President) is not a hereditary King or Queen but indirectly elected by the people . </P> <P> Factors such as education, corruption, women's issues, student politics, leadership strategies and the design of political institutions affect national and local politics . Some other factors such as the caste issue, environment policy, new long - term investment in the economy by foreigners etc, also have a bearing . Sometimes political leaders want to attract voters by some dirty strategies like distribution of wines and in the name of religion or caste, such methods are not permitted by election commission . </P>

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