"Then And Now...": White Paper Summary As BJP Rips Into Congress-Led UPA

The white paper referred to a number of scams and corruption cases that marked the 10 years of the UPA government, including the 2G and Coalgate scandals, as well as economic concerns like double-digit inflation.

The government on Thursday presented a white paper that accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance of leaving the economy in "bad shape, nay crisis" after 10 years of the Manmohan Singh government. The document claimed the UPA inherited a "healthy economy" from the Vajpayee government but left the Modi administration a "non-performing" economy.

The white paper - tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament - comes weeks before a general election the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is widely expected to win.

In it, the BJP said it faced a "hydra-headed challenge" in fixing the Indian economy and "restoring its fundamentals to sound health", noting it received one of the world's more fragile economies. "... now, we are among the 'top five' (and) making the third highest contribution to global growth..."