BJP's poll outreach: World's leading parties RSVP for festival of democracy

In all, more than two dozen political parties have been sent invitations and more are expected to be added to the list

In the first such initiative, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited the ruling and Opposition parties from around the world to witness the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in India first-hand.

The Communist Party of China is not on the list of foreign political parties invited by the BJP. “We are trying this out for the first time in this election,” said Vijay Chauthaiwale, a member of the BJP national executive, and in charge of the foreign affairs cell (Videsh Vibhag) of the BJP.
 

Britain’s Conservative and Labour parties alike have been sent an invitation, as have the Christian Democrats and