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Foreign parties witnessing elections

  • Representatives of 18 political parties from 10 countries have arrived in India to witness the Lok Sabha election.
  • The delegation includes representatives of Israel’s ruling Likud party, along with other parties like the Liberal Party of Australia, Awami League of Bangladesh, Uganda’s National Resistance Movement, Tanzania’s Chama Cha Mapinduzi and Russia’s United Russia Party.
  • Three communist parties have also been included, like the Communist Party of Vietnam, Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
  • India does not have a policy of hosting observers during the election but visitors from other countries are known to fly in during the poll season to experience the unique election system of India.

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