Politics of India
- 1. Politics of IndiaJune 19th 2009, María Todorova
- 3. Modeled after the BritishWestminster System
- 4. Prime Minister of India is the head of government
- 5. President of India is the formal head of statewith reserve powers, like the British monarch. - Executive power is exercised by the government.
- 6. PoliticalOrganization- Federal legislative power is practiced in both the government and the two chambers of the Parliament of India. - The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. - According to its constitution, India is a "sovereignsocialistseculardemocratic republic.“-India is the largest state by population with a democratically-elected government.
- 7. PoliticalParties- Types of parties: national and regional - If a regional partywin in 4 states, it’sconsidered as a nationalone.- In the 61 years of independence,India has beenruledbytheIndianNationalCongressfor 48 years.- Now a daythereis a transitionfromnationalpartiestoragionalparties, deeplyalignedtonationalistideologies.
- 8. Who is competingfor the Power in India? - Congress party and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) point to rapid economic growth during its tenure and its investment in social policies and the country's power infrastructure. - Hindu nationalist BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) and National Democratic Alliance has focused on India's internal security situation, claiming the government has been ineffectual against the terrorism. - Left-wingand regional parties who have united to form a "third front“ point to slow economic reforms.
- 9. Elections in India: 2009How is the vote organised?- For logistical reasons, polling to elect a new LokSabha (lower house) took place in five dates: 16 April, 23 April, 30 April, 7 May and 13 May.
- 10. - Some 714 million voters are eligible to cast ballots, with almost four million officials taking part. - There are 828,804 polling centres.- Extensive security measures in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, where separatist militants have been operating for almost two decades.
- 11. Myths about Indian Elections Do women in India vote according to the wishes of their husbands? - The levels of interest and involvement of women in politics is lower than that of men- Congress, for example, has always got more votes from women (Indira Gandhi).- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Bengal.- Fewer than 50% of women today go by the advice of their husband or any men in their family. Do Muslims vote as a community? - Any minority community tends to consult among themselves. - They have had their preferred political party: Congress
- 12. Myths about Indian Elections Do The Young Vote Distinctly and Independently? - Two-thirds of Indians are below the age of 35. - The young are about as traditional and conservativeas the old. Do the Indians Vote Their Caste?- The evidence on caste voting suggests that caste tends to be a major determinant, specially among the large, visible and powerful caste groups.- Indians are voting for a party that is considered to be close to their caste or community group.
- 13. Myths about Indian Elections ¿Is There Widespread Apathy Towards Politics?In India turnouts have either remained stable or have gone up.- The proportion of people attached to one party, who feel close to a party, is much higher in India than in many other democracies.
- 14. Big Issues in PoliticalLifeManmohan Singhhas said the country needed a law to define the meaning of "criminal" - and who should or should not be a minister.In July 2008 Washington Times reported that nearly a fourth part of the 540 Indian Parliament members faced criminal charges, "including human trafficking, immigration rackets, rape and even murder".
- 15. Left-wing and ViolenceIn the Indian state of West Bengalthe Left has been in power for 32 years.
- 16. Maoist-linked violence has killed 6,000 people in India over the past 20 years.
- 17. Rebels have taken over more villages in the area and burnt down and demolished
- 18. offices belonging to the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist).http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/8104395.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/8092632.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/8089287.stm > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8090580.stmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_political_scandals