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Internal Democracy in Political Parties - Coggle Diagram
Internal Democracy in Political Parties
What is Political Party?
Try to hold power in the government
Required to be registered by the Election Commission of India (EC)
Come together to contest elections
There are 6 national parties in India
A group of people who share similar political views
Democratic accountability in a political party
Sharp differences between citizens on the vision and values
Democratic accountability exists within an ideological framework.
PP is a collaborative platform to capture state power to achieve a certain vision for society.
Representation of the largest section of the electorate through periodic elections
Qualitatively different from that of a govt
What are the concerns?
Most parties are subservient to one supreme leader
Diktats of leaders
Finance and caste (or) religion as dominant factor
Lack of institutionalisation
Electing the chiefs through dynasts/family/nepotism
Impacts on true democracy
Impedes the growth of broad-based non-sectarian parties
Criminalisation of Politics
Close door decisions
Tainted persons holding key positions
Office-bearers of party units are usually left to the discretion of few leaders
Is internal elections for party leadership a solution?
Independence and quality of electorate
Electorate would likely mirror the existing balance of power
Independence of lower level
Concern of ideological dilution and/or capture through opportunistic membership
Subversion of internal institutional process
Way forward
Negotiation in the party organisation
Ensure that the state is representative of the largest section of the electorate
One way to decentralise power is by getting rid of the anti-defection law.