A three-month-long NDTV investigation has found how action by Central agencies against the BJP government's rivals and critics has witnessed a massive spike since the BJP-led government came to power in 2014. Since 2014, Central agencies have targeted a whopping 570 of the government's political rivals and critics, a 340% jump compared to the UPA-2, NDTV has found. The NDTV analysis capturing this explosive surge was compiled using public domain information on reported instances of action taken by Central agencies including the CBI, ED, and Income Tax.