Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS

A. Jagan

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 As the 21st century unfolds, political parties play a key role in the Indian political system and Indian democracy is very much alive. One of the notable features of the Indian Party System is the presence of a large number of regional parties. By regional party we mean a party which generally operates within a limited geographical area and its activities are confined only to a single or handful of states. Further as compared to the oad ranging diverse interests of national parties, the regional parties represent the interest of a particular area. In simple words, regional parties differ from All India parties both in terms of their outlook as well as the interests they pursue. Their activities are focused on specific issues concerning the region and they operate within the limited area. They merely seek to capture power at the state or regional level and do not aspire to control the national government. It is noteworthy that in India, the number of regional parties is much larger than the national parties and some of the States are being ruled by the regional parties, viz., Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir etc. The continental size of the country, the diversified character of Indian society, the adoption of universal adult franchise, the peculiar type of political process, and other factors have given rise to a large number of political parties. India, acclaimed as the largest democracy of the world is also a nation with a very large number of regional parties with huge memberships. At present about 180 million of India’s population are governed by regional parties.

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A.JAGAN, REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-4 | APRIL‾2017

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