01299pab a2200193 454500008004000000100001700040245007700057260000900134300001500143362001200158520073600170650003600906650003400942650003000976650002201006700001701028700001601045773004401061180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPoonia, R.K.  aIndian party system towards coalition governance: Need for introspection  c2006  ap.183-189.  aApr-Jun  aThe party system and the parties are by-product of the social system of any society. As a social group it represents diverse interests of the society. Extreme pluralism in parties resulted in opportunistic and unprincipled alliances at the Centre and at the level of states. India is passing through a transitional period of political stability. Political instability, irresponsible opposition, criminalisation of politics and proliferation of parties are the major problem areas of extreme pluralism. The political culture of the country got fragmented. The loyality structure is very weak and loyality towards the party ideology instead of the leader has yet to take deep roots in the political system of our country. Reproduced.  aIndia - Politics and government  aCoalition governments - India  aPolitical parties - India  aPolitical parties  aMalik, Saroj  aMalik, P.S.  aIndian Journal of Public Administration