Who will become the next Prime Minister of India

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

(This Article is updated in November 2013)

In the General Elections 2009 in India there are three fronts contesting for forming the Government.

The three major fronts are:-

United Progressive Alliance / UPA
The National Democratic Alliance / NDA
The Third Front

UPA is the present ruling coalition of political parties heading the Government of India. The coalition is led by the Indian National Congress, the single largest political party in the Lok Sabha/ the lower house of the parliament of India . The Prime Minister of India,Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the Council of Ministers are members of the UPA. Mrs.Sonia Gandhi, the President of the Indian National Congress is the current Chairperson of the UPA.

The following political parties are in the UPA:

Indian National Congress
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/DMK
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Samajwadi Party
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)

The National Democratic Alliance / NDA is a coalition of anti-Congress and anti-left political parties in India, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had 13 constituent parties at the time of its formation in 1998. The convenor of NDA is Mr.Sharad Yadav, and its Honorary Chairman is the former Prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mr.Lal Krishna Advani, is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha; Mr. Jaswant Singh, is Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha; and Mr.Charanjit Singh Atwal, who is the Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha are all from NDA.

The following political parties are in NDA:

Bharatiya Janata Party
Shiv Sena
Biju Janata Dal
Shiromani Akali Dal
Janata Dal (United)
Asom Gana Parishad
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Indian National Lok Dal
Nagaland Peoples Front
Manipur People’s Party
United Democratic Party

The Third Front consists of Leftist (Communist) and other Regional parties of India. The following political parties are in the Third Front:

Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India
Telugu Desam Party
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Forward Bloc
Janata Dal (Secular)
Revolutionary Socialist Party

As at present the Prime Ministerial candidates from the above three fronts are as below:-

In the ruling UDA Dr. Manmohan Singh is said to be the candidate for the Prime Minister. However, there is an opinion that Mr. Rahul Gandhi will be the candidate for Prime Minister.

However, the Prime Minister-Candidate for 2014 is yet to be declared by the Indian National Congress.

In the NDA, Mr. Narendra Modi is the candidate for Prime Minister, as declared by the BJP.

In the third front, the candidate for Prime Minister has not yet been announced by the front.

However, there is a guess that Ms. Mayawati, the present Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh will be the candidate for Prime Minister, as she has expressed her willingness to become the Prime Minister.