• S. AMEER PASHA.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study is the structure of political parties and comparative analysis of the party system in the Republic of India. The objective of the research is to investigate the functioning of the parties, power structure, dynamics and their role in forming the government at the centre and state levels in the country. In addition, the study analyses the approaches of the parties as an actor to make a coalition government in various provincial governments. The research used comparative method analysis to achieve the purpose of this study and describe the source methods for testing the research objectives. The study finds the comprehensive relevance of parties' role in the Indian political system. Finally, the result of the article finds as a conclusion that the multi - party system provides multiple opportunities for people to participate in the democratic process in India. Some people regard regionalism and nationalism as opposed to each other but this is not bound to be so. The need is to establish balance between regional and national interests and in case of the establishment of best balance between them, regionalism assumes a positive form and helps in strengthening unity and integrity of the country. But when regionalism assumes the form of separatism it becomes dangerous and we should be cautious about it. Regionalism is not only the problem pertaining to Indian politics alone rather, it is a world- wide phenomenon and this problem is influencing the politics all over the world in different forms. However, its nature and basis varies in different parts of the world. Even prior to independence, regionalism was used as a tool by the imperialist to promote their policy of keeping India divided regionalism was deliberately encouraged by many with the result that the people of each region thought more in terms of their region rather than of India as a whole. In India, this problem has taken a serious turn after independence and thus, it is posing a serious challenge to the unity and integrity of the country. In the constitution every step was taken to ensure that the feeling of regionalism was cut down from the roots. But with the passage of time, it has become very clear that regional feelings very much thrive in India state and local leaders, in order to maintain or rather strong- then their leadership, very much exploit regional feelings. In this way regionalism is getting more and more deeply entrenched so that its uprooting is becoming an increasingly arduous task.

KEYWORDS: Party System, National and Regional Parties, Democracy, India Separatism. Pre-independence. National Interests.

"TOPIC: REGIONAL POLITICS IN INDIA-A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 7, page no.710-715, July-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701C12.pdf

"TOPIC: REGIONAL POLITICS IN INDIA-A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 7, page no. pp710-715, July-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701C12.pdf