Political parties in India.
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Transcript of Political parties in India.
By: V Vivek (www.vvivek.com)
Follow Me on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/vivekvatsavayi/
POLITICAL PARTIES
NEED FOR POLTICAL PARTIES
Meaning of Political
PartyFunction of
Political Parties
Necessity of Political Party for
representation of society
NO. OF POLITICAL PARTIES & THEIR WORKING SYSTEM
• No. of Political Party in India (1750)
• One Party System----- China
• Two Party Rule------- USA & UK
• Multi Party--------India
NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
• Founded in 1885 (gone through splits)• Dominant role played by Nehru• Build secular, democratic republic in India• Believes in secularism• Focus on weaker sections• Supports new economic reform (Non-
Alignment)• Emerged as the largest party• Currently UPA coalition
BJP( (BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY)
• Founded in 1980• Strong modern nation by embibing Indian culture
(Hindutva)• Wants full political integration of Kashmir• Ban religious controversies.• Currently the opposition party
BSP(BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY)
• Formed in 1984• Founder was Kanshi Ram • Focus on Bahujan Samaj (dalits & adivasis)• Inspiring characters were Sahu Maharaj, Mahatma
Phu, Ramaswami Naicker & Ambedkar• Main base was Uttar Pradesh
CPI-M(COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA- MARXIST)
• Founded in 1964• Marxism- Leninism• Supports socialism, secularism and democracy.• Opposes communalism and imperialism• Strong support in West Bengal and Kerela• Critical to new economic policies.
CPI
• Founded in 1925• Accepts parliamentary democracy• Promotes working class• Became weak after the split with CPI-M 1964• Currently supports UPA
NCP(NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY)
• Formed in 1999 following a split in the Congress Party• Espouses democracy• Believes in Gandhian secularism, equity, social justice
and federalsim.• Base in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Manipur , Assam• A member of UPA
STATE PARTIES• Apart from the 6 Parties discussed the other
parties registered under Election Commission are called State Parties.
• Examples- Samajwadi Party, Asom Gano Parishad, Telugu Desam Party etc.
• The state parties are conscious about their state identities.
• Their focus area is their own state.
• Over the last some years number of parties have been expanded. This made the Parliament more and more diverse.
CHALLENGES TO POLITICAL PARTIES
Popular dissatisfaction led to focus on 4 problems.
• Lack of internal democracy
• Dynastic Succession
• Growing role of money & muscle power
• Do not seem to offer meaningful choice
MEASURES TO REFORM PARTIES
• Defection to an end
• To hold organizational election & file their income tax returns
• Compulsory for all pol. Parties to maintain a register of its members
• Give a minimum number of tickets 1/3rd to women
• To reduce influence of money and criminals
• State funding election
THE END
• By: V Vivek (www.vvivek.com)
• Follow Me on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/vivekvatsavayi