A Debate on Decline and Future of Coalition Politics in India

Abstract

The fact is that future of BJP and its allies depends upon the future of congress and its allies.  In other words, the future of congress in India at present does not seem bright.  The reason behind it may be that NDA (National Democratic Alliance) in India is at work under the leadership of Sh. Narender Modi as PM of India.  The slogan ‘Make India’ given by BJP had become very popular in General Lok Sabha Election – 2014.  Consequently, BJP and its allies have been successful to defeat UPA-II (United Progress Alliance) which was in rule since 2004.  It was the first occasion when BJP reached at 282 as a single largest party after 1989.  That is why most of the political scholars assume the fact that the decline of coalition is not much a false statement whether it may be or not. However, some of them assume that it is a reality of 2014. But on the other side, some of the scholars also assume that it would be wrong to forecast the end of coalition politics in India.  That is why, it becomes a debatable question.  Thus the researcher has focused on this issue assuming the fact the decline of coalition politics may be true at the present political scenario, but what will happen in 17th Lok Sabha Elections, nobody can truly say about it.