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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	~~==External links==~~

	[[Category:Defunct political parties in India]]		[[Category:Defunct political parties in India]]

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	The '''Doordarshi Party''' (Hindi: दूरदर्शी) also written as ''Door Darshi Party'') was a [[political party]] in [[India]]. It was founded in [[Ahmedabad]] on 24 March 1980 by religious leader [[Baba (honorific)\|Baba]] Jai Gurudev on a platform of [[social reform]] and spiritual growth. The party did not receive significant support and withdrew from [[electoral politics]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Jai Gurudev still pulls weight in UP\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614053456/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=14 June 2012\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>		The '''Doordarshi Party''' (Hindi: दूरदर्शी; also written as ''Door Darshi Party'') was a [[political party]] in [[India]]. It was founded in [[Ahmedabad]] on 24 March 1980 by religious leader [[Baba (honorific)\|Baba]] Jai Gurudev on a platform of [[social reform]] and spiritual growth. The party did not receive significant support and withdrew from [[electoral politics]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Jai Gurudev still pulls weight in UP\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614053456/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=14 June 2012\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>

	==Doordarshi Party Manifesto==		==Doordarshi Party Manifesto==

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The '''Doordarshi Party''' (Hindi: दूरदर्शी) also written as ''Door Darshi Party'') was a [[political party]] in [[India]]. It was founded in [[Ahmedabad]] on 24 March 1980 by religious leader [[Baba (honorific)|Baba]] Jai Gurudev on a platform of [[social reform]] and spiritual growth. The party did not receive significant support and withdrew from [[electoral politics]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jai Gurudev still pulls weight in UP|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614053456/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>

==Doordarshi Party Manifesto==
The Doordarshi Party campaigned with pledges to address issues including:
* Reform of the [[Constitution of India]]
* Release of innocent people in prison
* Employment for every educated youth
* Abolition of [[octroi]] taxes
* Exemption of farmers from repayment of loans for agricultural purposes
* Limiting elected politicians to a single tenure of five years with enforced retirement at age 60
* Sale of lossmaking nationalized industries
* Clampdown on [[Indian black money|black money]]
* Lowering of the retirement age to 60, with immediate payment of all pension fund entitlement
* Banning labour union involvement in politics
* Introduction of a [[dowry]] system acceptable to all
* Intellectuals shall be given due respect that they deserve.
* India should pay off
loans
* All nations should regard India as the supreme power.
* The respect and dignity of employees & officials should be restored.

All party candidates were required to be [[Teetotalism|teetotal]] [[vegetarian]]s.

==Election results==
The Doordarshi contested three General Elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] but won no seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poll Stats Genie|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/stats/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303040536/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/stats/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2009|work=IBNLive.com|publisher=CNN-IBN|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Seats contested !! Won !! % of votes
|-
| 1984 || 97 || 0 || 0.20%
|-
| 1989 || 288 || 0 || 0.45%
|-
| 1991 || 321 || 0 || 0.17%
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

[[Category:Defunct political parties in India]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1980]]
[[Category:1980 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 disestablishments in India]]

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