Democratic Resurrection
Introduction:-
- The increasing participation of the people in the democratic politics of the country is indicated as a democratic upsurge. Based on this theory, social scientists describe three democratic rises in the post-independence history of India.
First democratic upsurge:-
- The first democratic upsurge can be traced from the 1950s to the 1970s, which was based on the increasing participation of the Indian adult electorate in democratic politics both at the center and in the states.
- The successful conduct of elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies on the principle of parliamentary democracy, falsifying the myth of the West that a successful democracy is based on modernization, urbanisation, education and media access, marked India's first democratic upsurge. .
Assessment of the first democratic upsurge :-
- The increasing participation of the people in the democratic politics of the country is indicated as a democratic upsurge.
- Based on this theory, social scientists describe three democratic rises in the post-independence history of India.
- The first democratic upsurge can be traced from the 1950s to the 1970s, which was based on the increasing participation of the Indian adult electorate in democratic politics both at the center and the state.
- The successful conduct of elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies on the principle of parliamentary democracy, falsifying the myth of the West that a successful democracy is based on modernization, urbanisation, education and media access, marked India's first democratic upsurge. .
Second Democratic Resurrection:-
- The increasing political participation of the lower sections of the society such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the 1980s has been described by Yogendra Yadav as the 'second democratic upsurge'.
- This participation has made 'Indian politics' more friendly and accessible to these classes.
- Although this uplift has not brought about any major change in the standard of living of these classes, especially the Dalits, the participation of these classes in the organizational and political forums has strengthened their self-esteem and ensured the empowerment of these classes in the democratic politics of the country. provided the opportunity.
Third Democratic Resurrection:-
- The era of liberalization, privatization and globalization since the early 1990s is considered responsible for the emergence of a competitive market society, encompassing all important sectors of the economy, society and politics. .
- This decade of liberalization paves the way for the 'Third Democratic Resurrection'.
- Represents 'Survival of the Fittest'.
Effect of Third Democratic Resurrection :-
- The Third Democratic Rise is not based on the principle of a competitive electoral politics, but on 'Survival of the Ablest'.
- It outlines three changes in the Indian electoral market: from the state to the market, from government to governance and from the controlling state to the facilitating state.
- Apart from this, the third democratic upsurge has indicated the participation of the youth who are an important part of Indian society and are contemporary to India.
- Emerged as a real changer for both development and administration in terms of its increasing electoral priority in democratic politics
