Question

“In the new era of coalition politics, political parties are not aligning or realigning on the basis of ideology”. What arguments would you out forward to support or oppose this statement?

Answer 1

In the new era of coalition politics, there is an emphasis on power grabbing rather than ideological positions. The parties are willing to compromise with their idelogical positions to enjoy and share power. They consider ideological hardening to be too idealistic in nature and prefer to be more pragmatic in nature.