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The politics of India takes place within the framework of the country's constitution. India is a federal parliamentary democratic republic in which the President of India is the head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. India follows the dual polity system, i.e. a double government (federal in nature) that consists of the central authority at the centre and states at the periphery. The constitution defines the organisational powers and limitations of both central and state governments, and it is well recognised, rigid and considered supreme; i.e. the laws of the nation must conform to it.

There is a provision for a bicameral legislature consisting of an upper house, the Rajya Sabha (Council of States), which represents the states of the Indian federation, and a lower house, the Lok Sabha (House of the People), which represents the people of India as a whole. The Indian constitution provides for an independent judiciary, which is headed by the Supreme Court. The court's mandate is to protect the constitution, to settle disputes between the central government and the states, to settle inter-state disputes, to nullify any central or state laws that go against the constitution and to protect the fundamental rights of citizens, issuing writs for their enforcement in cases of violation.[1]

Governments are formed through elections held every five years (unless otherwise specified), by parties that secure a majority of members in their respective lower houses (Lok Sabha in the central government and Vidhan Sabha in states). India had its first general election in 1951, which was won by the Indian National Congress, a political party that went on to dominate subsequent elections until 1977, when a non-Congress government was formed for the first time in independent India. The 1990s saw the end of single-party domination and the rise of coalition governments. The elections for the 16th Lok Sabha, held from April 2014 to May 2014, once again brought back single-party rule in the country, with the Bharatiya Janata Party being able to claim a majority in the Lok Sabha.[2]

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Article on "Politics"

Politics is the social process through which collective power is generated, organized, distributed and used in social systems. It is embedded within particular social structures and processes. It takes place in societies with distinct social and economic arrangements.

The sociological analysis of politics concerns the study of political behaviour within a social context, exploring the relation of politics to the entire social structure in which it is embedded. Politics is about power and it occurs when there are differentials in power. Thus, any social relationship that involves power differentials is political.

to affect the scope and content of government activities.’ Power in society directly affects power in the state, but the impact of politics also changes the distribution of power in society.

In most societies, politics is organized primarily around the institution of the state, although this is a relatively recent development. The sphere of the political may range well beyond that of state institutions. According to renowned political scientist Harold Lass-well (1936), politics may be defined as ‘who gets, what, when and how’.

Although the concept of politics is most often associated with governing institutions at international, national, regional and community levels, socio­logically it can be applied to virtually any social system in which power plays a significant role. We can, therefore, apply this concept about ‘office’ politics, university politics, the politics of family life and sexuality, or even the politics of art, music and films.

In reality, the concept of politics draws attention to the fact that every social system has a power structure, not just those whose social functions are formally defined in terms of power. Since all areas of social life involve elements of power, politics cannot be seen as involving merely ‘what politicians do’. Instead, any process involving the exercise of control, constraint and coercion in society is potentially political.

Sociologists, especially political sociologists, use the term ‘politics’ to refer to those processes that people use to resolve conflicts between private interest and common good that occur with the institutional framework of government.

According to Max Weber, ‘Politics means striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state.’ Though individual personalities are important in determining the course of political events, still sociologists studying politics have only passing interest in personalities.

Their inquiries are much more likely to concentrate on the nature of political power, the major political and economic decisions are made (both within and outside of government bodies) and the differences that exist in the political socialization and ideologies of different social classes.