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    India's politics take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic modeled after the British system. The Prime Minister is the head of government while the President is the ceremonial head of state. Executive power is enforced by the government. Federal legislative power is shared between the government of India and the two houses of Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the other branches. The two largest national parties have traditionally been the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, though regional parties also exist. India has a bicameral parliament consisting of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. States have their own elected governments while union territories are governed by appointed administrators.

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    India's politics take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic modeled after the British system. The Prime Minister is the head of government while the President is the ceremonial head of state. Executive power is enforced by the government. Federal legislative power is shared between the government of India and the two houses of Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the other branches. The two largest national parties have traditionally been the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, though regional parties also exist. India has a bicameral parliament consisting of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. States have their own elected governments while union territories are governed by appointed administrators.

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    Politics of India

    Modeled after the British System, Politics of India take place in a framework of


    a federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic. India is the world's
    largest democracy. In India, the Prime Minister of India is identified as the head of government of the
    nation, while the President of India is said to be the formal head of state and holds substantial reserve
    powers, placing him or her in approximately the same position as the British monarch. Executive power is
    enforced by the government. It can be noted that federal legislative power is vested in both the
    government of India and the two characteristic chambers of the Parliament of India. Also, it can be said
    that the judiciary is independent of both the executive and the legislature.

    For most of the years since independence, the federal government has been guided by the Indian
    National Congress (INC), In India the two largest political parties have been the Indian National
    Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Presently the two parties have dominated the
    Indian politics, however regional parities too exist.
    At the federal level, India is the most populous democracy in the world. While many neighboring countries
    witness frequent coups, Indian democracy has been suspended only once.

    Central and State Governments

    The central government exercises its broad administrative powers in the name of the President, whose
    duties are largely ceremonial.

    The constitution designates the governance of India under two branches namely the executive branch
    and Real national executive power is centered in the Council of Ministers, led by the Prime Minister of
    India.

    Legislative branch
    The constitution designates the Parliament of India as the legislative branch to oversee the operation of
    the government. India's bicameral parliament consists of theRajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok
    Sabha (House of the People). The Council of Ministers is held responsible to the Lok Sabha.

    State Government
    States in India have their own elected governments, whereas Union Territories are governed by an
    administrator appointed by the president.

    Judicial branch
    India's independent judicial system began under the British, and its concepts and procedures resemble
    those of Anglo-Saxon countries. The constitution designates the Supreme Court, the High Courts and the
    lower courts as the authority to resolve disputes among the people as well as the disputes related to the
    people and the government.

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