"With the elections to the Parliament nearing, the main political parties in the country have started announcing their manifestos. It is heartening to see that the CPI(M) and BJP have included references to Free Software (FS) in their manifestos. CPI(M) has generally been supportive of Free Software and has helped in the campaign against software patents. FSF India is thankful to them for their help. BJP's support for FS is recent, and we are happy that the second largest party in India has decided to support FS..."