Indian

Political
System

Yash Agarwal BCH/20/8

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
India is a parliamentary democratic Secular
republic where ‘President’ is head of the
state & ‘Prime Minister ’ is the head of
government.

Politics of India works within the framework

of country’s constitution. India is a
parliamentary democratic Secular republic.
The constitution defines the organisational
powers and limitations of both central and
state government.
 Prime Minister
Prime minister is chosen by
the political party. Prime
minister is in charge of
selecting the council of
ministers which help the
prime minister exercise his
powers.
Narendra Modi
(Prime Minister of India)
 President
President (head of state) is a
nominal executive and
oversees ceremonial functions.
The President signs all the
bills but can not reject them.
Thus it is evidently clear that
Prime Minister exercises major
power in India.

Ram Nath Kovind
(President of India)
 Vice President
Vice President is the chairman
of the council of states and has
a 5 year term. It is the second
highest constitutional office
after the President and ranks
second in the order of
precedence and first in the
line of succession to the
presidency. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

(Vice President of India)
Council of Ministers
Union Council of Minister excercises
executive authority in the Republic Of
India. It consists of Cabinet Ministers,
Minister of State. The council is led by
Prime Minister of India.
A smaller executive body called Union
Cabinet is the Supreme decision
making body in India.
 Rajya Sabha
It is the upper house of the parliament is a elected
by the state paliaments. It has maximum
membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by
the legislature of the states and union territories
using single transferable votes through Open Ballot
while the President can appoint 12 members. It is
for 6 years of terms.
 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha constitutionally the House Of the People
is the lower house of India’s Parliament. Member of
Lok Sabha are elected for a term of 5 years or until
the body is dissolved the President on the advice of
the council of ministers.
There are 543 members out of which 2 are elected
by the President.
 Supreme Court
It is the supreme judicial body of India and the
highest court of the Republic of India under the
constitution. It is the most senior constitutional
court, and has the power of the judicial review. The
Chief Justice of India is the head and the chief
judge of the Supreme Court, which consists of a
maximum of 34 judges and has extensive powers in
the form of original, appellate and advisory
jurisdiction.
Political Party Overview
India is a multi party system classified
as national, state or regional level
Status of party is accorded by the
Election Commission of India
All parties are registered with Election
Commission
A regional party may gain a majority
and rule a particular state. If a party is
represented in more than 4 states, it
would be labelled as a national party.
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