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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE<br />

Introduction<br />

An Agenda for<br />

Development, Good Governance, Peace, and Harmony<br />

Elections to the 14th Lok Sabha<br />

April-May 2004<br />

The first National Democratic Alliance Government was elected<br />

to office in 1998. It was re-elected in 1999. Under Prime<br />

Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visionary leadership, the<br />

NDA is seeking a renewed mandate, in the 2004 General<br />

Election, to serve the nation for another five years.<br />

The NDA had promised to end political instability created by the<br />

Congress party's dangerous destabilizing tactics. We have done so by<br />

giving India a stable and purposive government under an able leader.<br />

Adhering to the canons of "Coalition Dharma"mutual trust, regular<br />

consultation, consensus building, and acceptance of a common<br />

approach, the NDA has shown how a coalition can work unitedly to<br />

fulfill the people's aspirations.<br />

We have lived up to our 1999 manifesto declaration: "The NDA is a<br />

representative of both national interests and regional aspirationsthe<br />

NDA is … the mirror-image of our nation's unity in multifaceted<br />

diversity, rich pluralism, and federalism."<br />

The NDA Government has taken India forward on all fronts during the<br />

past five years. Our common manifesto in the 1999 elections was<br />

called, "An Agenda For a Proud, Prosperous India". Today, India is<br />

more prosperous than ever before. There is greater pride, hope, and<br />

self-confidence among Indians than ever earlier. Today, India stands<br />

tall on the international stage, with greater prestige and rec<strong>og</strong>nition.<br />

In five years, our country has demonstrated its ability to overcome the<br />

legacy of past problems and to embrace the opportunities of the 21st<br />

century. There is peace on the Indo-Pak border, entirely due to the<br />

Government's firm but bold efforts to enable bilateral relations to move<br />

from seemingly never-ending enmity to amity. An atmosphere has<br />

been created for resolving all outstanding issues through dial<strong>og</strong>ue. This<br />

positive development is pregnant with possibilities not only for India<br />

and Pakistan, but also for the future of<br />

South Asia.<br />

Jammu & Kashmir basks again in the sunshine of regained peace, well<br />

set now on the road to development. The holding of free and fair<br />

elections in 2002, and the commitment to a dial<strong>og</strong>ue process, has<br />

generated new hope in the State. Troubled parts of the North-East are<br />

seeing fruits of the NDA Government's consistent pursuit of peace and<br />

conflict-resolution through dial<strong>og</strong>ue. The NDA Government is now<br />

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