Coalition politics in India: Experiences and prospects

Pages: 286-289
Satpal (Independent Scholar, Political Science, Fatehabad, Haryana)

The term coalition as employed in a political sense, commonly denotes a cooperative arrangement under which distinct political parties, or at all events members of such parties, unite to form a government or ministry. It stands on the principle of permanence of interest and non-permanence of friendship or enmity. India now has entered a transitional phase in its political history as no other political parties is in a position to replace the Congress single-handedly and a coalitional arrangement of governance has become a functional necessity. This paradigm shift in politics though slightly affected by individual popularity has continued to grow and is still fulfilling the aspirations and expectations of the varied cultural and rich ethnicity of our country. Here is an attempt for further exploration.