Politics in India since independence (NCERT XII)
Party system: dominance, opposition and coalitions
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Congress system and the first three general elections
- Socialist Party, CPI, Swatantra Party, Bharatiya Jana Sangh
- 1967 elections, defections and the Congress split
- 1977 Janata government and the post-1989 coalition era
- Candidates contesting several seats and the rules that followed
Where to study
NCERT Class XII Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 2: Era of One-Party Dominance
- pp. 1-18 whole chapter 'Era of One-Party Dominance'
- pp. 2-9 'Challenge of building democracy', 'Congress dominance in the first three general elections'
- pp. 10-14 'Nature of Congress dominance'
- pp. 9-17 'Socialist Party', 'The Communist Party of India', 'Bharatiya Jana Sangh', 'Emergence of opposition parties' (Swatantra Party p. 17)
NCERT Class XII Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 5: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System
- pp. 1-20 whole chapter 'Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System'
- pp. 5-9 'Fourth General Elections, 1967'
- pp. 10-14 'Split in the Congress'
NCERT Class XII Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 8: Recent Developments in Indian Politics
- pp. 1-25 whole chapter 'Recent Developments in Indian Politics'
- pp. 5-8 'Era of Coalitions'
NCERT Class XII Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6: The Crisis of Democratic Order
- pp. 12-18 'Politics after Emergency'
The Representation of the People Act, 1951
- s. 33 Presentation of nomination paper and requirement for a valid nomination (sub-section (7))
- s. 70 Election to more than one seat in either House of Parliament or in the House or either House of the Legislature of a State