{"id":1381,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/to-what-extent-has-the-inadequate-intra-party-democracy-affected-upsc-psir-2020-2506\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:23","slug":"to-what-extent-has-the-inadequate-intra-party-democracy-affected-upsc-psir-2020-2506","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/to-what-extent-has-the-inadequate-intra-party-democracy-affected-upsc-psir-2020-2506\/","title":{"rendered":"To what extent has the inadequate intra-party democracy affected the functioning of Indian democracy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> parties = core of representation &amp; governance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> intra-party democracy = transparency \/ participation \/ accountability <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> its absence turns the damage inward<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> in India the deficit is real and deep <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> but \u201cto what extent\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> serious, yet not without limits (stake the degree)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>structural problem set (high-command, dynasty, centralized nominations, weak internal elections) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Michels<\/b> \u201ciron law of oligarchy\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> opaque candidate selection + money \/ muscle \/ defections <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> personalization (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Indira<\/b> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Congress, intermediate institutions weakened) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> factional splits <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> why it matters: <b class=\"pq-sc\">Sartori<\/b> \u201cschools of democracy\u201d + <b class=\"pq-sc\">Scarrow<\/b> legitimacy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> internal failure erodes democratic legitimacy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> weak regulation (Section 29A, RPA) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reform calls (Law Commission 170th Report, internal elections, transparent finance)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>internal democracy is not costless <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Duverger<\/b> (weakens cohesion) + <b class=\"pq-sc\">Aldrich<\/b> (capture by charismatic leaders \/ interest groups) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the deficit alone cannot carry all the blame<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> deep but not total <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> weakens representation \/ candidate selection \/ accountability from within, not the sole determinant of performance<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> reform path <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> internal elections + transparent finance + enforceable regulation repairs much of it<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[41],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[66],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1381","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-41","pyq_marks-20-marks","pyq_topic-party-system","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4793,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1381\/revisions\/4793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1381"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1381"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1381"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}