Call for Paper: Vol 13 (01): 2026, Publication date: 31 January 2026 (Online), 15 February 2026 (Print), Last date of Submission : 31 December 2025

Shifting Trends of Party Politics in India : Regionalisation Versus Centralisation

Tarun Gogoi

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Ph.D Research Scholar, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. INDIA

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Political Parties in India’s parliamentary federation become a significant factor to influence the nature and working its federal polity. Mainly two trends of party politics, regionalism and centralism become very crucial to understand the dynamic nature of India’s democratic politics in terms of government formation to functioning of its political process.

Keywords:
Party Politics, Party System, Electoral Politics, Political Parties, Indian Politics

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