| Abstract: | In India, parliamentary democracy holds a very important place. Countries like Great Britain, Switzerland, and Australia have also adopted parliamentary democracy. In a parliamentary democracy, the country is governed through representatives elected directly by the people through voting. It would not be wrong to say that in a parliamentary democracy, the people themselves are indirectly the rulers. The types of democracy, the importance of the people in a democracy, the ruling politicians, the changing role of leaders playing the role of the opposition party, the changing party loyalty of leaders for selfish reasons, the frustration of the voting public, the increasing apathy and carelessness among the public towards voting, the neglect of constituencies by elected leaders, the failure of central and state government schemes to reach the poor, the use of old practices under new names, the lack of strong leadership in the opposition party, and the changes in leaders due to self-interest and their adverse effects on the public are all impacting Indian politics. While India is striving to be recognized as a developed nation, the frequent changes in power in the constituent states appear to be a growing problem. The increasing regionalism, linguistic divisions, and shifting loyalties in democratic politics are leading to underdevelopment instead of national development. |
