{"id":1384,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-far-is-it-correct-that-the-regional-parties-have-strengthened-upsc-psir-2022-2509\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:24","slug":"how-far-is-it-correct-that-the-regional-parties-have-strengthened-upsc-psir-2022-2509","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/how-far-is-it-correct-that-the-regional-parties-have-strengthened-upsc-psir-2022-2509\/","title":{"rendered":"How far is it correct that the regional parties have strengthened Indian democracy and federal system? Substantiate your answer with suitable examples."},"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> regional parties = channel for India\u2019s diversity into democratic politics <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> strengthened democracy + federalism to a considerable extent, conditional on balance<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> \u201chow far\u201d asks for degree, not a flat verdict <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> strengthening runs on two fronts \u2014 participation + Centre\u2013State rebalance \u2014 bounded by risks<\/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><b>democratic front<\/b>: widened participation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> weaker sections + SCs\/STs\/OBCs\/minorities into mainstream <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Jayal<\/b> (subaltern democratic frontiers) + <b class=\"pq-sc\">Sarangi<\/b> (opening democratic space) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> DMK\/AIADMK, Tamil Nadu <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>federal front<\/b>: rebalanced Centre\u2013State <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Sridharan<\/b> (bargaining + inter-state territorial coalitions) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Hewitt &amp; Rai<\/b> (reduced misuse of President\u2019s Rule \/ Art. 356) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Jaffrelot<\/b> (kingmakers post-1990s) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> BJD Odisha development + TRS Telangana statehood<\/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>strengthening not automatic <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> parochialism, coalition instability, weak policy coherence <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Hasan<\/b> (no own ideology <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> mobilise existing fault lines)<\/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> strengthened considerably, but gain holds only where regional aspiration is matched by national responsibility<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> they strengthen democracy + federalism when regional aspirations are balanced with national commitments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[47],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[66],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1384","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-47","pyq_marks-15-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\/1384","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":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4796,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1384\/revisions\/4796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1384"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1384"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1384"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}