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Your hypothetical question can not be answered directly as one is requested to predict what could have happened if any other party would have governed the country instead of Congress governments in the past 70 years.Let us try to find out the answer indirectly by analysing 1) What were the conditions of the country and its economy in 1947;2) What were the challenges required to be overcome in this period;3) What are present conditions and economy of the country as on 20134) Economic model followed and activities carried out by Congress governments.1) Economic conditions of India in 1947i ) The GDP of India in 1947 = Rs 2.7 Lakh Croresii ) The population of India in 1947 = 31 Croresiii ) The Per Capita GDP of India in 1947 = Rs 9000 per annumiv ) The percentage of GDP accounted by agriculture in 1947 = 54 %v ) Largest share of tax revenue = Land Taxvi ) The food grains produced in 1947 = 50 Million Tonnesvii ) The incidence of Poverty in India in 1947 = 80% (25 Crores)viii ) Saving rate as a percentage of GDP = 8%ix ) The literacy level of Indian population in 1947 = 12% (4.1 Crores)x ) The number of people died in Bengal in the great famine in 1943 = 20 Lakhsxi) Number of villages to be electrified = 593732Number of pump sets to be energised = 195940002) Major challenges required to be overcome in 70 yearsIndia was required to settle large number of refugees displaced from West and East Pakistan.India had to covert land used for food production in West Bengal to cultivate cotton and jute as before partition cotton and jute came from East Bengal to the cotton and jute industries in West Bengal.India’s war with Pakistan over Kashmir.In 1960, trade deficit increased, government had major budget deficit, it couldn’t borrow money from other countries, so Government issued bonds to RBI, which increased money supply leading to inflation. (This showed Government was bent on not reducing developmental expenses)Indo-Pakistan war of 1965. Post Indo-Pakistan war, US and other countries withdrew foreign aid to India leading to devaluation.Huge portion of 24.06 % of total expenditure was to be spent on Defence in 1965-66. This was the highest defence spending for the period 1965 to 1989.Draught in 1965/1966India had to support about 1 crores refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan for about a year in 1970-71 and wage a war for liberation of Bangladesh.3) Economic conditions of India in 2013i ) The GDP of India in 2013 = US $ 1.876 TrillionsIndia’s economy was then 10th largest in the world measured by nominal GDP.India’s ranking according to GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) was third in 2011 itself.ii ) The population of India in 2013 = 128 Croresiii ) The Per Capita GDP of India in 2013 = US $ 1499 per annum.This GDP Per Capita was 10th largest in the world.iv ) The percentage of GDP accounted by agriculture in 2013 = 17.15%Industrial sector accounted for 31.7% of India’s GDP in 2008 making it a newly industrialised country. Services sector contribution gradually increasing from 44.84% in 2008 to 49.13% in 2018, with industrial sector contribution gradually decreasing from 31.7% in 2008 to 26.75% in 2018 (due to IT sector besides banking, insurance, etc)v ) Largest share of tax revenue = Sales Tax, Corporate Tax, Income Tax, Service Tax, Excise & Customs, etcvi ) The food grains produced in 2013 = 264.38 Million Tonnesvii ) The incidence of Poverty in India in 2012 = 21.9%According to UN Millennium Development Goals programme 21.9% of India’s population lived below poverty line of $ 1.25 per day in 2011-12.viii ) Saving rate as a percentage of GDP in 2013 = 34.3%Indian people are able to spend a big part of their income for elementary education to engineering and medical colleges, including private colleges and a high percentage to higher education in foreign universities in US, UK, Canada, Russia, China, European countries, etc. However the decreasing trend in 2014 to 2019 is disturbing. (33.47 in 2014, 32.45 in 2015, 31.67 in 2016, 31.349 in 2017, 32.391 in 2018 and 30.114 in 2019)ix ) The literacy level of Indian population in 2011 = 74.04%x ) There were no starvation deaths in 1965 famine of Bihar.xi ) Number of villages electrified as on 28-2-2013 = 559849 (94.3% of total)Number of pump sets to be energised = 18707829 (95.5% of total)4) Economic Model followed and implementedThe basic model followed for development in core sectors, generating employment opportunities and providing housing and social development was through Government investment.Under agriculture ministry, 2 CPSEs (National Seeds Corp. and State Farms Corp. were established in 1963 and 1969.Under Fertiliser & Chemical ministry, 20 CPSEs were established between 1954 and 2006 including Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Hindustan Antibiotics, Hindustan Insecticides, Indian Petrochemicals Corp, Hindustan Organic Chemicals, etc.Under Coal ministry, 13 CPSEs were established between 1956 and 2008 including many coalfields, Coal India, Neyveli Lignite Corp., Bharat Cooking Coal, etcUnder ministry of Mining, 7 CPSEs were established between 1961 and 1981 including Madras Aluminium, Bharat Aluminium, National Aluminium, Hindustan Zinc, Hindustan Copper, Mineral Exploration Corp, Mining & Allied Machinery Corp, etc.Under Defence ministry, 13 CPSEs were established between 1952 and 1990 including Hindustan Aeronautics, Bharat Electronics, Bharat Dynamics, Defence Research & Development Laboratories, Bharat Earth Movers, Garden Reach Shipbuilders, Mazagon Dock, Goa Shipyard, etc.Under ministry for Development of NE Region, 2 CPSEs were established between 1977 and 1982.Under Finance ministry, 10 CPSEs were established between 1947 and 2006 including Oriental Insurance Co, General Insurance Corp, State Bank of India, India Infrastructure Finance Co, IFCI Ltd, Security Printing & Minting Corp. etcUnder Food & Public Distribution ministry, 5 CPSEs were established between 1957 and 2007 including Food Corporation of India and Central Warehousing Corp.Under Heavy Industries ministry, 29 CPSEs were established between 1947 and 2008 including HMT, Heavy Engineering Corp, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Cement Corporation of India, Engineering Projects (India), Hindustan Paper Corp., Nagaland Pulp & Paper, Scooters India Ltd., Bharat Wagon & Engineering Co., Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Newsprint, Tyre Corp. of India, etcUnder Petroleum ministry, 18 CPSEs were established between 1952 & 2008 including Bharat Petroleum, ONGC, GAIL, Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil Corporation, Chennai Petroleum Corp., Engineers India Ltd., Kochi Refineries, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals, Numaligarh Refinery, Oil India Ltd., etcUnder Ministry of Power, 21 CPSEs were established between 1948 and 2011 including Damodar Valley Corporation, Rural Electrification Corp, NHPC Ltd, NTPC Ltd., North Eastern Electric Power Co., Power Finance Corp., Tehri Hydro Development Corp, Power Grid Corp of India, etcUnder ministry of Railways, 28 CPSEs were established between 1974 and 2007 including Burn Standard Co., Container Corporation of India, Konkan Railway Corp, IRCTC, High Speed Rail Corp, Dedicated Freight, Indian Railways Finance Corp., IRCON Infrastructure, RAIL TEC Corp, RITES Infrastructure, Railway Energy Management, etcUnder ministry of Shipping, 7 CPSEs were established between 1952 and 1999 including Shipping Corp of India, Dredging Corp of India, Hindustan Shipyard, Cochin Shipyard, Central Inland Water Transport Corp, Kamarajar Port Ltd, etcUnder ministry of Steel, 13 CPSEs were established between 1958 and 1989 including NMDC Ltd., Tungabhadra Steel Products, MSTC Ltd., Hindustan Steelworks Construction Ltd., MECON Ltd., SAIL, KIOCL, Manganese Ore India, Sponge Iron India, etcUnder ministry of Textiles, 8 CPSEs were established between 1958 and 1983 including National Textile Corp., Jute Corp. of India, etcUnder ministry of Atomic Energy, 9 CPSEs were established between 1950 and 2003 including Electronics Corp of India, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Uranium Corp of India, Indian Rare Earths Ltd, Anushakti Vidyut Nigam Ltd, etcUnder ministry of Civil Aviation, 8 CPSEs were established between 1953 and 2007 including Indian Airlines, Airports Authority of India, Air India, etcUnder ministry of Commerce 8 CPSEs were established between 1956 and 2000 including State Trading Corp of India, Project & Equipments Corp of India, MMTC, Export Credit Corp of India, India Trade Promotion Organisation, Spice Trading Corp of India, etcUnder ministry of Communications, 9 CPSEs were established between 1950 and 2000 including Indian Telephone Industries, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Sanskrit Nigam, Telecommuncations Consultants, etcUnder ministry of Social Justice, 10 CPSEs were established between 1972 and 1997 including National Scheduled Casts Finance & Development Corp, National Backward Classes Finance Development Corp, National Handicapped Finance & Development Corp, Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corp, National Safai Karmacharis Finance Development Corp, etcUnder Biotechnology, Defence Production, Development of NE Region, Education, Electronics, Health & Family Welfare, Human Resources, Information & Broadcasting, Information Technology, Minority Affaires, MSME, Panchayat Raj, Renewable Energy, Science, Scientific & Industrial Research, Space, Tourism, Tribal Affaires, Urban Development, Urban Poverty Alleviation and Water Resources & River Development 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 13, 2, 2, 2 and 3 CPSEs respectively were established.About 290 CPSEs were established up to 2013.(Ref - List of Public sector undertakings in India - Wikipedia)5) Infrastructure DevelopmentDamsThere were only Krishnaraja Sagar Dam, Mettur Dam and Dhebar Lake in India at the time of independence.Starting building of Hirakud and Bhadra dams in 1947 itself, 67 major dams were completed between 1953 (Tungabadra dam) and 2017 (Sardar Sarovar dam, for which foundation stone was laid on 5-4-1961), including Hirakud (one of the longest dams in the world) in 1957, Rihand (biggest dam of India by volume, which creates largest artificial lake in India) in 1962, Bhakra (third largest reservoir of India) in 1963, Nagarjuna Sagar (world’s largest masonry dam and second largest reservoir of India) in 1967, Idukki dam (one of the highest arch dams in Asia) in 1973, Ranjit Sagar dam (one of the highest earth fill dams of India) in 2000, Indira Sagar Reservoir (India’s largest reservoir) in 2005, Tehri (Eleventh tallest in the world) in 2005 and Sardar Sarovar dam in 2017. (Ref - National Register of Large Dams)Energy SectorWhen India became independent in 1947, the country had a power generating capacity of 1362 MW. Generation and distribution of electrical power was carried out primarily by private utility companies. (Ref - Growth of Electricity Sector in India from 1947-2017, by Central Electricity Authority)Installed capacity as on 31-3-2013,Coal based Thermal Power Plants (9 nos above 2000 MW, 26 nos 1000 - 2000 MW,Total 122 Coal based Power Plants) = 130221 MWGas based Thermal Power Plants (Total 46 Power Plants ) = 20109 MWDiesel based Thermal Power Plants (Total 20 Power Plants) = 1200 MWHydroelectric Power Plants (7 nos above 1000 MW, 16 nos 500 - 1000 MW,Total 232 hydroelectric Power Plants) = 39491 MWRenewable Energy Resources based = 27542 MWTotal Power Plant Capacity = 223344 MWC) RailwaysIn April 1950, the length of Rail network / Route length was 53596 km.In March 2012, the length of Rail network / Route length was 64600 km.Track length as of March 2017 121407 kmRail route converted to broad gauge or new broad gauge laid totalled 52241 km.Track length electrified as on March 2017 48239Number of passenger trains 10400Passengers travelling per day 2.3 CroresNumber of Railway stations 7349Freight traffic in a year 1.108 Billion TonnesEmployees as of March 2018 13.08 LakhsNumber of bridges as of 2011 133160Longest tunnel 11.215 kmLongest bridge 4.62 kmHighest elevation 2257 mFreight wagons as on March 2017 277987Passenger Coaches as on March 2017 70937Locomotives as of March 2017 11452Electric locomotives are manufactured in Chittaranjan, Diesel locomotives in Varanasi, Integral Coaches in Perambur, Rail coaches in Kapurthala, Rail wheels in Yelahanka, Bangalore, Wheels and Axles in Chhapra, Bihar, Electric locomotives in BHEL, Jhansi and Palakkad and Diesel Loco Modernisation In Patiala.D) Roads and HighwaysTotal road network in India in 1950-51 was 3,99,942 km including district and rural roads and 19811 km of National highways.Total road network in India in 2010-11 was 46,76,838 km including district and rural roads and 70,934 km of National highways.E) Harbours and PortsPrior to the independence only 5 ports had been declared as major ports viz. Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Visakhapatnam and Kandla. (Ref - Development of Indian Ports & Shipping - Chapter II).At present, around 95% of India’s trading by volume and 70% by value is done through maritime transport. It is served by 12 government owned and 1 private major ports and 187 notified minor and intermediate ports.Deendayal Port, Gujarat, Paradeep Port, Odisha, Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Mumbai Port Trust in Maharashtra, Visakhapatnam Port, Andra Pradesh, Chennai Port, V O Chidambaranar Port and Kamarajar Port in Tamil Nadu, Kolkata Port, WB, New Mangaluru Port, Karnataka, Kochi Port, Kerala and Mormugao Port, Goa.There are also 7 shipyards under the control of central government and 2 shipyards controlled by state governments and 19 privately owned shipyards.There were 639 government owned ships, including 91 oil tankers, 79 dry cargo bulk carriers and 10 cellular container vessels as of 2000.There are 16 ship builders in India - Mazagon Dock Ltd, Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Goa Shipyard Ltd, Naval Dockyard in Bombay and Visakhapatnam, Shalimar Works, Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers, Pipavav Shipyard, Bharathi Shipyard Ltd, ABG Shipyard Ltd, L & T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli Shipyard, Modest Infrastructure, Tubman Shipyard, Timblo Drydocks and Titagarh Marines.F) AirportsIn 1947, the civil aviation department operated 44 airports (Ref - Growth of Indian domestic aviation industry- Chapter 3), but these airports did not have facilities or meet requirements of present day air traffic.The number of airports in India as on date are 102 Domestic, 35 International, 48 Defence airports besides 54 airports, which have been closed. 39 Airports are in planning or execution stage to come up in the future.G) Research InstitutionsIndian government established research institutions like Indian Space Research Organisation, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Reseach, Central Institute of Cotton Research, Central Rice Research Institute, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Central Drug Research Institute, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, National Aerospace Laboratories, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, National Institute of Oceanography, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, etcThe above are for the developments before BJP came to power in 2014. These amply prove that India has made tremendous progress in the past 70 years.Now let us see, the performance of the government after 2014Progress of Dams under constructioni ) Subansiri Dam, Assam - Contract was awarded in December 2003. Construction began in December 2007. By November 2011, dam reached an elevation of 138m. NHPC spent Rs 6600 Cr up to December 2011. Dam not yet completed.ii ) Icha Dam at Kuju, Jharkhand - Subernarekha Multipurpose Project was started in 1982-83. It was declared National project under Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Program in 2011. Land acquisition was done to construct dam to a height of 213m and hence height of the dam was reduced from 225m to 213m in Jan 2019. Dam not yet completed.iii ) North Koel Dam, Jharkhand - Construction had started in 1972 and continued till 1993. Dam not yet completed.iv ) Bham Dam, Maharashtra - Construction began in 2007. Dam not yet completed.v ) Kishau Dam, Uttaranchal - To be completed in 2013.vi ) Lakhwar Dam, Uttaranchal - Construction began in 1987. After completing 35%, Construction was halted in 1992. Notified as National project in 2008. Construction restarted in 2013 and after another stop, restarted in 2018. To be completed in December 2022.vii ) Vyasi Dam, Uttaranchal - BJP Government released 3967 Cr in April 2016. Construction started in 2018. To be completed in 2022.viii ) Kandaleru Dam, Andra Pradesh - Dam not yet completed.ix ) Chandil Dam, Jharkhand - Dam not yet progressed.x ) Pakal Dul Dam, J & K - In February 2014, the project was awarded to a consortium of domestic and foreign companies. Construction began in 2018. To be completed in 2023.xi) Lower Penganga Dam, Maharashtra - Less than 50% of the job has been completed.xii ) Virat Sagar Dam, Uttar Pradesh - Yet to be completed.xiii ) Tuirial Dam, Mizoram - Yet to be completed.xiv ) Polavaram project, Andhra Pradesh - In 1980, CM of AP laid foundation stone. Site clearance and technical advisory committee clearance were obtained from 2005 to 2009. CM YS Rajasekhar Reddy completed most of right and left canals by spending Rs 5000 Cr. In 2014, AP State Re-organisation Act declared Polavaram as National project.. Expected to be completed in June 2021.2) Progress of Central Public Sector Establishments under constructionThe following CPSEs were under construction:i ) Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India - In January 2006, feasibility study report of both Delhi - Mumbai and Delhi- Howrah corridors was submitted and Cabinet Committee On Economic Affairs approved the same. Based on PETS Report, the project was approved at a cost of Rs 28181 Cr.Under the eleventh Five Year Plan 2007-12, Ministry of Railways is constructing new dedicated Freight Corridor In two long routes covering a length of 3360km. Golden Quadrilateral Freight Corridor has 6 DFCs, 2 being implemented as above, funding for the remaining 4 was approved in January 2018.ii ) HLL Biotech Ltd - UPA Government had proposed in 2008 to set up India’s largest upcoming integrated vaccine complex and appointed an Denmark based company as consultant for the Rs 600 Cr project. The first phase was due to be commissioned in 2010, but has been struggling due to financial crunch. As on November 2019, Central Government was planning to invest 500 - 550 Cr, out of which 300 Cr to be used for repayments to SBI and another 100 Cr for other outstanding payments. Finance ministry’s approval for this payment could take up to a year, as per Live Mint dated 26-11-19.iii ) Indian Railway Stations Development Corp Ltd - IRSDC was incorporated on 12-4-2012. The purpose of IRSDC is to develop about 400 stations into world class stations as a Public Private Partnership People Project by involving private developers and leasing surplus railway land thus monetising existing assets without stressing budgetary resources of the nation. The projects are to be operated on Build-Operate-Transfer, Build-Own-Operate-Transfer or Build-Lease-Tranfer basis. In effect the project has not been effectively implemented for past 6 years.iv ) Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corp Ltd - This project was incorporated on 23-10-2009. This project is a run of the river scheme in which the tail race discharge of upstream commissioned Loktak 105 MW power house along with the inflow of river Leimatek will be used for power generation. NHPC’s revised cost of project stands at Rs 1250 Cr by 2015 price. Because of resistance from local public for environmental and rehabilitation issues, the project is not making headway.v ) Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd - The project was incorporated on 9-11-2012. Government of India has accorded sanction for the project on 27-7-2016 at revised capital expenditure of Rs 17237.80 Cr and the schedule of completion of the project is 52 months for first unit of 660 MW and 64 months for third unit. As on 31-03-2019, the overall progress was 35.46%.vi ) SJVN Thermal Pvt Ltd - Start up agreement was made in January 2013 in the name of Buxar Thermal Power Plant. SJVN took over the project under the name of SJVN Thermal Pvt Ltd in Oct 2013. Environment clearance was received in February 2017. Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs accorded investment approval for the project in March 2019.Weightage for joint achievementsFor projects like dams, public sector undertakings, etc, which were started by one government and continued and completed by another government - like Sardar Sarovar Dam, Brahmaputra Cracker & Polymer Ltd, etc - about 25% of the credit should go to the government, which initiated the project, conducted techno-commercial viability study, sanctioned fund for the project, got environmental clearances, acquired land after providing compensation to the people displaced and balance 75% should go to different governments according to the money spent (in equivalent US $ of that period) by them.3) Liquidation and Disinvestments In CPSEsInstead of starting new CPSEs BJP government liquidated 22 CPSEs in the period 2015-18.The government is planning to liquidate Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd, Pawan Hans, Hindustan Antibiotics, Hindustan Fluorocarbons, Hindustan Newsprint, Hotel Corporation of India and Scooters India.The liquidations should be given twice the discredit for not improving the performance, efficiency, quality, upgrading technology, diversifying and using the machineries and experience and technical skill of the employees.Also Modi government disinvested from 39 CPSEs in the period 2014-19 and earned Rs. 2,81,341 Cr from these disinvestments. Earlier Vajpayee Government disinvested from 7 CPSEs in the period 2000-04. (Refer https://dipam.gov.in/disinvestments/past )4) UnemploymentThe data released by Labour Ministry showed 7.8% of all employable urban youth being jobless, while the percentage for the rural was 5.3% in the period July 2017 to June 2018. This was corroborated by some as 45 year high. (as per Hindu dated 31-5-2019).Employment decreased by 19% in CPSEs in the period 2014 – 18The number of employees (excluding Casual and Contractual workers) in the periods 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 were 13.49 Lakhs, 12.91 Lakhs (4.3% Reduction), 12.34 Lakhs (4.42% Reduction), 11.35 Lakhs (8.02% Reduction) and 10.88 Lakh (4.14% Reduction). This is a total reduction from 13.49 Lakhs to 10.88 Lakhs (19.35% in 4 years). ⁴Mr. Modi’s government liquidated 22 CPSEs in the period 2015 – 2018. He could have upgraded or diversified these companies and continued to serve the country non-profit oriented for some time and kept these people in employment. This may have been one reason for fall in employee strength in CPSEs.Employment decreased in private sector companies alsoMany big companies, which were operating profitably, became sick to face insolvency proceedings. After Feb 2018, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code proceedings were enforced on about 75 companies in Power, Sugar, Infrastructure, Steel and Telecom sectors as they had defaulted on repaying loans totalling Rs. 2.24 Lakh Cr. ⁵Before Feb 2018, Insolvency proceedings were initiated against 40 companies with a total debt of Rs. 4 Lakh Cr. These companies include Bhushan Steel, Electro Steel, Essar Steel, Monnet Ispat, etc.Some of the other companies are Jyoti Structure (debt Rs 7011 Cr), Sterling Biotech (debt of Rs. 8100 Cr), Jet Airways facing temporary closure (Debt Rs. 8200 Cr.), IL&FS is in deep trouble with a debt of Rs. 90000 Cr, Reliance Communications (debt of Rs. 47000 Cr), Alok Industries (debt Rs. 29500 Cr.)As per CII Survey of more than 1 Lakh companies only 3,32,394 jobs were created in MSMEs in the 4 years period 2015-16 to 2018-19. Data of Ministry of MSMEs show 11,54,293 MSME jobs were created in the 3 years period 2012-2013 to 2014-15. ⁶5) Reduction in InvestmentsAs per Indian Express dated 18-5-19, the new investment project announcements in Trillion Rs for FY 2015 to 2019 by Government and Private are:FY15 - 11.62 + 9.24 = 20.86,FY16 - 10.08 + 9.89 = 19.97,FY17 - 8.31 + 7.99 = 16.30,FY18 - 5.44 + 6.21 = 11.65,FY19 - 3.33 + 6.44 = 9.76.Thus government investment for development has reduced from Rs 11.62 Tn to Rs 3.33 Tn.In fact, we have to compare the investment actually made in a year instead of new investment projects announced.6) Welfare of the farmersNumber of farmers commit suicide due to debt burden on account of crop failure, or excessive rains and flood or because of not getting fair price or minimum support price or not getting proper insurance compensation.Out of total UNPAID or DEFERRED subsidy of 103331 crores in 2016-17, 92254 crores was due to Food Corporation of India, 3903 crores due to fertilizer sector 7174 crores was due to petroleum sector.If 96157 crores subsidy was not paid to FCI and fertilizer sector, how farmers will get minimum support price for their produce, how they will escape from selling to scrupulous traders for unsustainable prices? How will they pay back loans? Will they not be pushed to suicide?Misdirection of government subsidies and funds - In 2017, Rs 35000 Crores of loans and subsidies were given to entities in cities of New Delhi and Chandigarh, cities that do not have many farmers. Similarly, in Maharashtra 60% of government loans and subsidies were given to people and entities residing in Mumbai. This resulted in money being circulated between government, banks, large and small corporations and politicians, without much of it reaching farmers.As of 2018, the government has not published data on farmers suicides since 2015. National Crime Records Bureau director said that the data is under scrutiny and the report for 2016 is likely to be published later. (Ref - Wikipedia)The government has decided to cut its share of allocation to PM Fasal Bima Yojana from 50% to 25%, thereby increasing farmers’ current liability from 2% to 27%. If the states also follow suit, the scheme will become unaffordable for them and will be stopped. The government on 19-2-20 made its flagship Crop Insurance Schemes voluntary for farmers with existing crop loans or those willing to take new ones. (as per Times of India dated 21-2-20)The above points should help one to gauge the performance of BJP government, to see whether it has contributed to development of the country in the same proportion as its period of governance. Then one can reasonably guess whether the country would have been more developed had BJP was in power instead of Congress.