Indian political system

Indian political system shows a multi-party system. The democratic government is formulated on the basis of majority win in elections. Elections are fought on party lines with different proclamations. Now, the elections have just become the game of coalitions instead of majority of the single party.

As from last few terms not a single political party won elections with the full majority and has made alliances with other parties to form the government. In fact parties these days form pre-poll alliances to get the required majority win for forming government. Same is practiced for the formation of state government.

Political parties which participate in different elections all over India and are recognized in four or more states are considered as a National Party. Few of the popular National Parties in the Country are The Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal, Communist Party of India etc.

Political parties which participate in different elections only within one state are referred as State parties or regional parties. Prominent State Parties in the country are Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh, Muslim League in Kerala, Akali Dal in Punjab, Samajwadi Party in UP and Bahujan Samaj Party in West Bengal.

There are also some small communist parties who participate only within one state. Some states have more than one state party. For example in Tamil Nadu another important state party is All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (AIADMK).

 There are many independent candidates also who participate in election constituencies independently without the support of any party. Rarely these candidates get support from the larger parties.
 
Unfortunately many Indians don’t participate actively in this democratic political system in India and only few of the active leaders exercise greater powers and enjoy the benefits of the system.

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