How has the Indian polity changed since Independence
Discuss the evolution of the political system in India since its independence.
- Adoption of the Constitution in 1950, establishing India as a sovereign, democratic, and republican state.
- The emergence of the Indian National Congress as a dominant political force in the first few decades after independence.
- Introduction of the two-party system with the formation of the Janata Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- Implementation of the Mandal Commission report in 1990, which gave reservations to other backward castes in government jobs and educational institutions.
- The liberalization policy of 1991, which opened up the Indian economy to foreign investment and reduced the role of the public sector in certain industries.
- The rise of regional parties and coalition governments at the state and national levels in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2017, which replaced multiple indirect taxes and created a unified market throughout the country.
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