Congress Undemocratic Ideology - 3

[Capt M Kumar]

In the Westminster system, bipartisanship in legislative business is traditionally encouraged by the unpredictability of the backbenchers. The stringent anti-defection provisions passed by Parliament itself since 1985 have taken away the fear of the backbench — in fact, political parties have little leeway to open communication with individual members of other parties. It thus falls upon the leaderships of political parties to track overlaps between each other’s perceptions of the larger legislative good. No matter what happens on Tuesday, the Congress may well rue its missed opportunities.
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