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CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF COALITION POLITICS IN INDIA: A STUDY OF COALITION GOVERNMENT FORMATION AT THE CENTRE

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Rafiq Ahmad Sofi1*, Dr. Javeed Ahmad Bhat2
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si10.00278

Abstract

Following its attainment of freedom, India has been home to the creation of coalition administrations, first on the level of individual states and then on the level of the entire country. There has been a period of alliance administrations at the center of Indian politics for the better part of the past 3 decades, starting in 1989 and lasting until 2021. Before the year 1999, coalition governments in India were prone to instability. However, following the establishment of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the same year, India's political system entered a period in which coalition governments were more reliable. This occurrence in Indian politics calls for our consideration to some solutions to the perplexing issues like why alliance regimes have become obligatory after 1989. Which factors contributed to the success of the NDA and UPA administrations in maintaining a secure political environment after 1999? How did the makeup of alliance administrations in India evolve, and what did they keep the same? This research article examines the dynamics of alliance politics in India, particularly with regard to its changes and continuities, keeping these issues in mind as it does so.

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