• Dr. Thanu Ram Majinder

In 21st century coalition politics plays vital role in the parliamentary form of Government. In India, Constitution has provided the multi political party system. To form the Government, no party was in a position to win majority in the parliament; then some political parties had a formal agreement to co-operate with a view in achieving a majority in the parliament and a Government can be formed on the basis of it. Simply, coalition is a group consisting of people from different political or social group who extend co-operation to achieve a particular goal. The coalitions are of two categories i.e. Post poll and Pre-poll. A Pre-Poll Coalition is a group contests in elections on the basis of a common manifesto and policies behind which all the coalition partners are united through a consensus. On the other hand the Post-Poll Coalition government is usually organized when no party is in a position to get a majority in the Parliament or State Legislative Assembly. The Coalition politics is not a new concept in Indian politics. It was started after the fourth general election (1967), thereafter formed several coalition government in some states of India. But it has been development at the National level since 1977. After that, Coalition politics is one of the pivotal features of Indian political system. This paper is an attempt to examine the coalition politics in Indian Democracy since 1977 and also analyses the advantages and disadvantage of the Government.

Coalition Government, co-operating, majority, parliamentary, political parties, Post- poll and Pre-poll coalition

"Coalition Politics in Indian Democracy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.807-814, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908417.pdf

"Coalition Politics in Indian Democracy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp807-814, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908417.pdf