Political Science : Politics in India Since Independence 2004 CBSE [ All India ] Set II

SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. The names of member countries of SAARC are: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan (recently became its member).
SAFTA is a trade agreement between member countries of SAARC for free trade development and free trade area. It came into being on 1 January 2006 as South Asia Free Trade Area.

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The electoral symbol of Congress party is the ‘palm of a hand’ and 'tricoloured flag' which is same as the colour of Indian national flag. Congress which is the oldest party of India took part in national freedom struggle and had symbol of charkha on tricolour earlier. However, after independence things got changed and congress was allotted with a new symbol during the period when Indira Gandhi’s government was in power.
Bhartiya Janta Party is an offshoot of Bhartiya Jana Sangha and has principles based on traditions and Indian culture. It came into being in 1980 and Election Commission of India allotted them with the symbol of a lotus flower. Its flag is of orange and green colour.

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