Located on the Right of the Indian political spectrum Swatantra was not a communal party; its membership was not restricted on the basis of religion, unlike the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Berada di sayap kanan pada spektrum politik India, Swatantra bukanlah sebuah partai komunal; keanggotaanya tidak berbasis agama, tidak seperti Bharatiya Jana Sangh yang nasionalis Hindu.