Structure:
Introduction: Explain briefly the difference between regional and national parties.
Body: List out in points the importance of regional parties. Also mention the problems associated with the regional parties.
Conclusion: Conclude on the basis of whether you have given more importance to pros or cons.
Content:
Introduction:
In a democracy, political parties provide an agency to the society to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government. They bring various representatives together so that a responsible government could be formed. They provide a mechanism to support or restrain the government, make policies, justify or oppose them. India has a multi-party system.
Other than the 8 national parties- Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Communist Parties, Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, All India Trinamool Congress and National People's Party; most of the major parties of the country are classified by the Election Commission as ‘State parties’. These are commonly referred to as regional parties.
Body:
Importance:
- Regional parties are important to maintain the stability and propagate equal development. National parties on a large front, work for the development of the country as a whole which may sometimes lead to overlook few areas.
- When the regional parties work in the field, they develop their regions which ultimately lead to the country's prosperity.
- Moreover national parties may not be aware of the problems at their deeper roots. Though they have their branches and representatives over the country they can't work at the deeper roots due to the lack of knowledge of the place and society. In this aspect regional parties can play a greater role in identifying the problems and working in them.
- Regional parties moreover make the democracy more strong and give a larger picture for the long run of a large democratic country
Problems:
- Spread the linguistic hatred among the people in different regions, as seen in the rising days of many regional parties.
- Highlighted the regional oddness among its traditional voters & demeaning the national development parameters.
- Blamed the Govt. at the center, after every administrative failure, bribery scandal, corruption cases or especially a CBI inquiry.
- Cried for special packages, concessions & privileges of ministry in the Centre.
- Acted as so called senior brother in making state governments, for special ministerial berths & CM posts.
- Carrying out processions & strikes, for demanding more reservations & special status.
- Aced as catalysts in breaking the national sentiments & falling of a steady Governments at the centre.
