Practicing Success
What has coalition politics in India shifted the focus of political parties from? |
Pragmatic considerations to ideological harmony. Ideological differences to power-sharing arrangements. Power-sharing arrangements to ideological positions. Economic policies to cultural diversity. |
Ideological differences to power-sharing arrangements. |
In coalition politics the emphasis has shifted towards pragmatic considerations rather than strict ideological positions, leading to political alliances even in the absence of ideological harmony. The dynamics of coalition politics have reshaped the focus of political parties from ideological disparities to cooperative power-sharing arrangements. An illustrative example of this phenomenon is the collaboration between various members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), who did not share the 'Hindutva' ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nevertheless, they coalesced to form a government and sustained their authority throughout a complete term. |