Role of political parties in governance in India: A critique

In a democratic state like India, people who share the similar political views and goals come together to form political parties. They do this in order to promote a common set of belief and ideology which helps in simplifying the voting choices, unifying the electorate, translating public preferences into policy, bridging the separation of powers and fostering cooperation among the branches of government. Contemporarily, this is not so there are several crucial issues which are need to be focused like, Whether rights of citizens promoted; Are people participating in political parties; How can rights become integral function to the political parties; and most importantly: To what extent are political parties accountable for their election manifesto or policy platforms. By following the scientific empirical, conceptual, theoretical and reviews of papers, the researcher has tried to draw attention on the above mentioned issues, because it is the role of the political party which will decide the present & future of India. Also the researcher has focused on lacunas on part of the citizens and their impact on governance in country. Finally, the researcher has pointed out various loopholes in the existing laws and probable solutions have been suggested to overcome them.