Describe aim, time and methods of election campaign in India.

The aim, time and methods of election campaign in India are as mentioned below:
(i) Aim of election campaign: The aim of the election campaign is to give people a
chance to know about different candidates and political parties, their policies and to decide which one party or parties will form a better government.
(ii) Time of election campaign: In India, a two-week period between the announcement of the final list of candidates and the date of polling is given for election campaign.
(iii) Methods of election campaign: (A) The following methods are used. for election campaign:
(a) Candidates contact the voters.
(b) Election meetings are held. These are addressed by political leaders and candidates.
(c) Political parties mobilise their supporters.
(d) Advertisements and debates etc. are published in the newspapers.
(e) Slogans on big issues are used to attract the voters.
(B) Some of the successful slogans given by different political parties in various elections are mentioned below : (i) The Congress party led by Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of Garibi Hatao (Remove Poverty) in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971.
(ii) Save democracy was the slogan given by Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections held in 1977.
(iii) Land to the Tiller in the West Bengal Assembly elections held in 1977.
(iv) ‘Protect the self-respect of the Telugus’ was the slogan used by N.T” Rama Rao, the leader of Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections In 1983.