ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A one-party system is a form of government where the country is ruled by a single political party, meaning only one political party exists and the forming of other political parties is forbidden. Some countries have many political parties that exist, but only one that can by law be in control.

Detailed explanation-2: -India is a parliamentary secular democratic republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is the head of government. It is based on the federal structure of government, although the word is not used in the Constitution itself.

Detailed explanation-3: -The one-party dominant state is a system of majority rule where one political party has successively won election victories by a very large majority and is, therefore, the dominant ruling party, which does not have to form coalitions (alliances) with other smaller political parties as a result.

Detailed explanation-4: -A one-party system violates democratic principles because people have no choice or option to choose from, and elections are not accessible or fair because there is only one party. Such a system tends to be authoritarian and totalitarian in that it regulates almost every aspect of people’s lives.