-Political ideology –
A Federal Westminster-style Parliamentary democratic constitutional republic, in which the President of India is head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government.
-Role of Politics
The structure of the Indian government is a blend of American and British styles that allow the government to run smoothly. India has both a prime minister and a president. There are two houses in the legislature called the Lak Sabha which is the House of the People and the Rajya Sabha which is the Council of the States. There is a Judicial System and a system of federalism between the national government and the states exists.
In the executive branch the president is elected indirectly by the electoral college of both houses of the legislature and all state legislatures. The prime minister is elected by a majority vote in the Lak Sabha. The president can select the prime minister when the Lak Sabha is deadlocked in a decision. The president also apppoints governors of all states, appointes judges to the Supreme Court, chief of the armed forces, can suspend the government by decree, can suspend the operations of the states. However the president can only do these functions provided that he has the advice and consent of the prime minister.
The prime minister is the chief legislator and has taken powers from the president that were originally given to the presidential office by the Constitution. Influential prime ministers include Mahatma Ghandi, Indira Ghandi, Nehru, Rajvi Ghandi and Sonia Ghandi.
A council of ministers also exists that has up to 100 members. There are three layers in the coucil: Cabinet members, non-cabinet members and deputy ministers.
The Lak Sabha has 545 members and the members are elected by Single Member District plurality. The Lak Sabha elects the prime minister and can also issue a vote of no confidence in the prime minister.
The Rajya Sabha on the other hand cannot issue a