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Comment in150 words: Political personalities are more significant than political parties in India.

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  • Party System

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The claim echoes B. R. Ambedkar's warning to the Constituent Assembly on 25 November 1949 that bhakti, or hero-worship, may help save the soul in religion, but in politics is "a sure road to degradation" and finally to dictatorship. Personalities plainly dominate Indian campaigns. Whether they matter more than parties is a separate question.

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