Recent Developments in Indian politics

Question

In what way do the coalition governments prove to be more democratic than the one-party governments ?

Answer

Coalition governments has proven to be more democratic than the one-party governments in following ways :

 (i) It eliminates the fear of one-party dictatorship.

(ii) Different groups and regions get due representation in the government.

(iii) Coalition government allows parties to build consensus on different issues.

(iv) Coalition government expresses regional aspirations and Interests of various groups.

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Some More Questions From Recent Developments in Indian politics Chapter

Read the passage and answer the questions below :

Party politics in India has confronted numerous challenges. Not only has the Congress system destroyed itself, but the fragmentation of the Congress coalition has triggered a new emphasis on self-representation which raises questions about the pary system and its capacity to accommodate diverse interests.....An important test facing the polity is to evolve a party system or political parties that can effectively articulate and aggregate a variety of interests. —Zoya Hasan

(a) Write a short note on what the author calls challenges of the party system in the light of what you have read in this chapter.

(b) Give an example from this chapter of the lack of accommodation and aggrigation mentioned in this passage.

(c) Why is it necessary for parties to accommodate and aggregate variety of interests ?

How many seats did Congress win in the elections of 1984 and 1989?

Fill in the blank :

‘1989 elections marked the end of what the political scientists have called the ________.”

What was the recommendation of the Mandal Commission?

What had happened in Ayodhya in December 1992?

When and by whom was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?

Who had led the NDA governments from May 1998 to June 1999 and again from October 1999 to May 2004 ?

Who had built the Babri Masjid ?

Which party had organised a massive march in support of Ayodhya dispute and why?

Which incident had taken place on 6 December, 1992 in Ayodhya ?