Siberian Federal University 
- Issue
- Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2013 6 (7)
- Authors
- Singh, Ranjit
- Contact information
- Singh, Ranjit: Post-Graduate Department of Political Science and Public Administration Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab, India; e-mail:
- Keywords
- centre-state relations; democracy; parliamentary; coalition; federalism
- Abstract
Indian politics has undergone transformation during the last two decades or so. Several new trends have come to the fore. The end of one – party dominant system has ended and coalition governments have become the political reality of today’s Indian politics. The coalition governments in the initial years were considered to be the source of political stability but they have stabilized themselves with the passage of time. The phenomenon of coalition politics has also brought about significant changes in the working of the Indian federalism. It has led to the federalization of the regional political parties which have become central to the making or unmaking of the government at the union level. Regional political parties have broadened their horizon and have become national in outlook. Concentration of powers and misuse of emergency provisions of the Constitution is rarely spoken of. Besides this some extra constitutional institutions like national advisory council have assumed a place of prominence in the working of the coalition government. It has also led to changes in the power, position and authority of the Cabinet especially the Prime Minister. Some features of the parliamentary government have become the causality of the changes in Indian politics. This paper highlights the emerging trends in the politics after thirteenth Lok Sabha elections in 1999.Relevance of the present study lies in the fact that it highlights the changes in the Indian political system in the last decade of the present century. The methodology is documentary both primary and secondary sources. The objective of the paper is to discusses the impact of party system on the parliamentary and federal system
- Pages
- 1007-1020
- Paper at repository of SibFU
- https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/9860
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