By Sreekutty & Nihala Navas In India, the Panchayati Raj generally refers to the local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities, this system was introduced by a constitutional amendment in 1992. India has been known to be the land of villages, as majority of the population live invillages. It is widely accepted that self-governing institutions at the local orContinue reading “MODULE 2 : INTRODUCTION TO PANCHAYAT RAJ SYSTEM”
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MODULE 4: Regionalism The Strengthing Of Democracy
By Harshida Hareesh & Safa Parveen REGIONALISMRegionalism is a political ideology focusing on the “development of a political or social system based on one or more” regions.Its aiming to strengthen the consciousness and loyalty to a distinct region with a homogeneous population.Regions may be delineated by administrative divisions, culture, language and religion, among others. RegionalistsContinue reading “MODULE 4: Regionalism The Strengthing Of Democracy”
MODULE 4 – Indian Party System
BY Harshidha Hareesh 1.Indian Party System India has a multi-party system with recognition accorded to national and state and district level parties. The status is reviewed periodically by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Other political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election CommissionContinue reading “MODULE 4 – Indian Party System”
MODULE 4 – Major National-Regional Political Parties
By Harshidha Hareesh 2.Major National-Regional Political Parties party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions: The party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha (as of 2014, 11 seats) from at least 3 different States. At a General Election to Lok Sabha or LegislativeContinue reading “MODULE 4 – Major National-Regional Political Parties”
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