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Samajwadi Party

I assume you mean the Swatantra Party (Freedom Party)? The operational word in your sentence is "WAS."

More like they were trying Gandhi's Philosophy .

Economics is one field I can guarantee I know quite a bit about. Indian economy had nothing to do with Gandi's suggestions, but had everything to do with Nehru's fascination for the Soviet Union. While Gandi wanted self-sufficiency at the level of villages, Nehru implemented Five Year Plans and a centrally planned economy planned at a Planning Commission. Five Year plans as well as the Planning Commission were Soviet ideas. Nehru was the one who wanted to nationalize Indian industries. His daughter followed up by nationalizing mines and banks as well.

Nehru has written quite a bit about Gandi's economic ideas in his autobiography and attacks Gandi for favoring capitalism over socialism and seeing socialism as violent.

“I assume you mean the Swatantra Party (Freedom Party)?”

Yeah Sorry ! It's 4:30 a.m. in Mumbai City . I have not slept a wink so I am not even sure what I am saying .

Nehru was a socialist . Gandhi's views were also socialist - the only thing is he(Gandhi) did not favor the kind of socialism that was practiced in the U.S.S.R. He found it violent .Anyway if I remember correctly Gandhi's philosophy was that of egalitarianism .

“Nehru has written quite a bit about Gandhi's economic ideas in his autobiography and attacks Gandhi for favoring capitalism over socialism and seeing socialism as violent.”

Gandhi in his own words - (I am not ashamed to own that many capitalists are friendly towards me and do not fear me. They know that I desire to end capitalism, almost, if not quite, as much as the most advanced Socialist or even Communist. But our methods differ, our languages differ. - Gandhi)

. So Gandhi wanted people to become socialist voluntarily . Gandhi - Nehru - were both leftists. Yawn ! there is no *real* ideological difference in political parties in India . I think I will stay home again this April election .