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Analyse the position of Prime Minister of India in a coalition regime.

  • UPSC 2013
  • 15 marks
  • Principal Organs of Government

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John Morley called the Prime Minister the "keystone of the Cabinet arch", but a coalition changes what holds the arch up. The text stays the same; the source of authority shifts to partners with their own electorates. Coalition turns the head of government from leader into manager, to a degree set by the balance inside…

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