Why parliamentary democracy is also known as prime ministerial form of government ?
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Parliamentary systems usually have a head of government and a head of state. They change after their terms are over. The head of government is the prime minister, who has the real power. The head of state may be an elected president or, in the case of a constitutional monarchy, hereditary.
This because Prime ministers exercise supreme powers in the country. The powers of the Prime minister have increased in all parliamentary democracies so much in the recent decades. The Prime Minister is the head of the govt. All ministers work under his leadership. When the prime minister quits the entire ministry quits. Within the cabinet it is the prime minister who is the most powerful. Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi are few examples to support the answer.