Question

‘The Centre-State relations in India have been changed from time to time since independence.’ Explain the statement with argument.

Answer 1

Answer: . The Centre-State Relations in India before

1990:

For a long time, the same party ruled at the

centre and in most of the States in India after

independence. The State governments didn’t

exercise their rights as autonomous federal

units.

As and when the ruling party at the state level

was diferent, the parties that ruled at the

Centre tried to undermine the power of the

States. In those days, the Central government

would often misuse the Constitution to

dismiss the State governments that were

controlled by rival parties. This undermined

the spirit of federalism.

The Centre-State Relations in India after

1990:

Period after 1990 saw the rise of regional

political parties in many States of the

country. This was also 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.

This led to new culture of power sharing

and respect for the autonomy of State  

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Governments. This federal power sharing

is more efective today which has made it

dificult for central government to dismiss

State governments in an arbitrary manner

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The same party held power at the Center and in the majority of the States for a considerable amount of time. This meant that the State governments did not exercise their authority as independent federal entities. The parties in control at the Center attempted to weaken the States' authority whenever the party in power at the State level changed. After 1990, all of this underwent major modification. In various States around the nation during this time, regional political parties began to flourish. The major national parties were forced to establish an alliance with numerous other parties, including a number of regional parties, in order to form a government at the center because no single party received a clear majority in the Lok Sabha. This resulted in the emergence of a new power-sharing culture and respect for the autonomy of state government

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