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POLITICAL CHALLENGES

POLITICAL CHALLENGES. INDIA’S GOVERNMENT. 1949: Indian leaders gathered to write a constitution Created a federal system consisting of a federal government and the governments of 25 states and 7 territories

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POLITICAL CHALLENGES

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  1. POLITICAL CHALLENGES

  2. INDIA’S GOVERNMENT 1949: Indian leaders gathered to write a constitution Created a federal system consisting of a federal government and the governments of 25 states and 7 territories President of India appoints the state governors and has the power to dissolve state government in an emergency

  3. PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY Power in the hands of the political party that wins the most seats in parliament Leader of that party is the prime minister Upper house (Council of State) chosen by state legislatures Lower house (House of the People) is more powerful and voters elect members directly

  4. POLITICAL PARTIES More than a dozen representing different castes, languages, or religious groups Vote at age 18, use symbols because many voters can’t read and write

  5. POLITICAL PARTIES Indian National Congress (INC) Bharata Janata Party (BJP)

  6. DIVIDING AND UNIFYING FORCES Growing population and high rates of poverty and illiteracy Efforts to help the lower castes have been met with much protest from the higher castes. Cultural diversity Sikh separatism: believe they don’t get a large enough share of government resources Hindu-Muslim clashes United by Hindu traditions, democratic traditions, modern communication, and strong leadership

  7. INDIA’S LEADERS Nehru: India’s first prime minister after independence, wanted a secular nation (no official religion) 1966: His daughter Indira Gandhi became PM, was killed by her two Sikh bodyguards in 1984 because she stormed the Golden Temple Rajiv Gandhi, Indira’s son, was elected PM and was murdered in 1991 by Tamil guerrillas

  8. MANMOHAN SINGHThe first Sikh PM. Belongs to the INS party

  9. Her Excellency Pratibha Devisingh PatilThe first womanto serve as the President

  10. The Rashtrapati Bhavan (New Delhi)Where the President of India resides

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