Landslide Majority: Good or Bad?
India has the world's largest democracy, and it is rich in diversifications. The person with the majority is the ruler here. Recently Swedish institute V-Dem released a report on the status of democracy in India, and India was given elected autocracy. India's foreign minister S. Jaishankar gave a delightful reply during the India Today Conclave (South), which I recommend everyone to watch. I am not writing this article to justify any political party's moves; I want you to look deeper into India's history and learn what has happened when a ruling party has a landslide majority (>60%). The constitution and judiciary also fail when one party has an overwhelming majority. The BJP government has been losing to AAP in constituent assembly elections of Delhi from the past 2 assembly elections held. A Lieutenant Governor (LG) has control over land, police, services, and public orders. Recently a bill has been passed in LS and RS, which provides that the term “government” r...