political condition in india

                       Has Politics in India Lost its Way?

There was a time in India when the place to beg for anyone interested in shaping. Or at least influencing. Public policy was on the floor of a political party convention. This is not a recognizable model today. Political parties neither offer voters a meaningful opportunity for involvement in the policy making process, nor do they generate  policy alternatives for those elected to offence.; It is no exaggeration that political parties have lost heir soul to image driven politics and have, in the process, lost heir ability to attract members.

India is the largest democracy in the world. India has the biggest number of people with franchise rights and the largest number of political parties, which take part in election campaign . The parties no longer see these people as those who share their ideology. R|rather they are treated as ‘vote banks’ to win the election. Politics in India has become a game. The theory of Ram Rajya of the ancient times can be felt nowhere.

Party leaders are concerned with wining   power and have little interest in analyzing political or policy issues that are not connected to that, political or policy issues that are not connected to that, Political parties are increasingly dominated by party leaders and their carefully selected courtiers.

They play the politics of image and policy vagueness in the pursuit of political power. Party leaders take offence with little sense of direction and end up as brokers among competing interest groups. Citizens, meanwhile, have come to understand that it is better for them to associate with an interest groups. Direction and end up as brokers among competing interest groups. Citizens meanwhile have come to understand that it is better for them to associate with an interest group rather than a political party to promote their policy preferences. Moreover, political parties have lost their place to the hero worship of party leaders.

The competition in contemporary politics is now between personalities rather than between political parties. That is political parties today reflect their leaders, their personalities and their beliefs rather than the leader reflecting their parties, their beliefs and their traditions.

Money also plays a dominant role in the Indian politics, especially during elections. Votes are purchased and selfish ambition , rather than the attitude of serving the nation drive the thoughts of the winners. The father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, stressed on the place of ethics in politics.

He told that politics without ethics and principles is not desirable The principles are the moral principles. According to his philosophy , political life should be governed by truth, morality and self purification.

However, corruption has gnawed away all these The principles are the moral principles. According to his philosophy , political life should be governed by truth, morality and self purification.

However, corruption has gnawed away all these principles from the roots of Indian politics , Ever year  there is a string of corruption caught red handed. It is also a pity to realize that in after this. Most of them find their way to the parliament.

It is unfortunate that this great nation is being harmed by its own people. The time has come to revamp our political scenario. Selfish gains cannot have room in the building up of this nation. During the  Independence era, the politicians ok pride I being called the servants of the society. They lived by this thought. The politician of today must also adopt such thinking .

The society on the other hand must take active part in politics and the process of policy making. They need to raise their voice and concern. Adding to this, we must also stop sending the corrupt to the parliament and deny them any right to be called leaders. Until situation. It is only going to get worse from here.