Question

How has the emergence of regional parties and coalition government changed the centre-state relations?

Answer 1

Answer:

For a long time, the Central Government

misused the constitutional power to dismiss

State Governments that were controlled by the

rival parties. But the rise of regional political

parties in many states has changed the

Centre-State relations. All this changed

significantly after 1990.

This was the beginning of the era of coalition

governments at the centre. Since no single

party got a clear majority in the Lok Sabha,

the major national parties had to enter into an

alliance with many parties including several

regional parties to form a government at the

centre. It led to a new culture of power

sharing and respect for the autonomy of State

Governments. This trend was supported by the

Constitution and made it difficult for the

Central Government to dismiss any State

Government in an arbitrary manner.