Associate Professor, Dept. of Pub. Adm., CDLU, Sirsa, Haryana
Online published on 21 November, 2013.
India is the largest democracy in the world with a population of 125 crore comprising of people from all hues and colours. In spite of being a developing nation, it has the most successful and progressive democracy which has passed many litmus tests in the last six and half decades including that of Emergency (1975–77). So far the elections for 15 Lok Sabha and many Lagislative Assemblies, have been conducted smoothly and fairly whereas most of the democracies in the world, emerged with India could not sustain due to one reason or the other. However, the similar observations and apprehensions were also made regarding Indian democracy after the death of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru (1964), the first Prime Minister who provided sufficient grounds to nurture the democracy in the country through his fairly long tenure and charismatic leadership.
