Class 2- Transformation of Indias Politics

Three processes of political change

Fragmentation- a greater number of effective players in the system

Reconfiguration of the electorate- changes in electoral behaviour, ways of
approaching and responding to mobilization
Transformation of political parties- from ideological or aggregative
platforms to authoritarian private enterprises

PARTY SYSTEM

Structured system
Relation of opposition and cooperation
Between political parties
Within a political society

Electoral System- formal rules that prevail over the conversion of votes into
seats

The actions of one system or players affects the functioning of the other
systems or players involved

THREE PHASES OF TRANSFORMATION

1. One-Party Dominant System (1952-1977)

2. Phase of Alternation (1977, mid-1990s)
3. Multiparty Cooperative System (post mid-1990s)