Question

what were the reasons of one party dominance in India
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Answer 1

Answer:

A dominant-party system, or one-party dominant system is a political system in which opposition groups or parties are permitted, but a single party dominates election results.

Explanation:

A dominant-party system, or one-party dominant system is a political system in which opposition groups or parties are permitted, but a single party dominates election results. Any ruling party staying in power for more than one consecutive term may be considered a dominant (also referred to as predominant or hegemonic) party.

Between 1950 and 2017, more than 130 countries were included in the list of dominant-party systems, i.e., almost every state in the world on national, sub-national and district levels, both democratic and authoritarian.

Answer 2

Answer:

The dominance of Congress in India was due to following reasons:

• Congress was identified with the freedom struggle for building national unity and solidarity.
• Congress was associated with Mahatma Gandhi's name.
• It had a broad based manifesto to include the various section of society.
• Congress bore a popular appeal of charismatic leader like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Indira Gandhi etc.
• Congress focused on building role of the party.