Political Alliance and its Impact on the Indian Politics

Abstract

Alliances in India have become an inevitable and indispensable part of the national and regional politics in the present scenario. India has been experimenting with various Political Alliances at the national level since the last three decades. With the decline of the Congress party and one-party dominant system and with the emergence of various new political parties at various levels, the Alliances have gradually assumed a lot of significance in Indian political system. Alliances have been constructed for the purpose of forming government and also to oppose and depose the existing governments. Political Alliances have been formed before the elections and also after the elections depending on the demands of the circumstances. With the coalition many national and regional political parties are indulged in party politics. Every political party wants have its say in the policy making, decision making and policy implementation. The large scale bargaining power is realized in Alliance politics.

The present research paper attempts to understand and analyse political alliance developed in the Indian politics. After 1989 the like minded political parties are holding discussions to come to power. India has entered a phase of coalition politics. It appears that coalition governments will be natural phenomenon in India in the years to come.