Basic Features
- The Constitution of India has opted for the British Parliamentary System of Government rather than the American Presidential System of Government.
- The parliamentary system is based on the principle of co-operation and coordination between the legislative and executive organs.
- Reasons for India adopting the parliamentary system over the presidential system
- Indians are used to the parliamentary form of governance during British Rule.
- Focus on responsible government.
- Need to Avoid Legislative—Executive Conflicts
- Large-scale diversity of Indian society
Features of Parliamentary Government in India
- The presence of nominal and real executives
- Majority party rule
- Collective responsibility of the executive to the legislature
- Membership of the ministers in the legislature
- Leadership of the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister
- Dissolution of the lower House