Vol. 1, Issue 6, Part G (2015)

Abstract
Since independence, for four decades, India under One-party dominant system, which was seen as a unitary government. It is observed that national parties tend to lead to centralization of powers. The growth of regional parties must therefore be seen as mainly the out-come of over-centralization by national leaders and government. The need for a truly decentralized federal polity has been a constant demand of the states in the post- 1967 period. The changing nature of the party system and the growing importance of regional parties have federalized the working of Indian democracy to a large extent.