Politics

Politics is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations between individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The academic study of politics is referred to as political science. It also refers to business of politics that allows people to elect their representatives in the legislative bodies to put forward their problems and aspirations before the government and make programmes and policies for the same. In popular parlance, politics refers to the day-to-day activities of debate and discussions between parties and their leaders/workers in ways of solving the problems of the country and on the issues of public welfare necessary. In the exchange, a colorful mosaic of words and cultures is seen that finally leads to a new scheme or project of national progress, welfare and prosperity.           

It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and non-violent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation. For example, abolitionist Wendell Phillips declared that "we do not play politics; anti-slavery is no half-jest with us. "The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it.

A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising force, including warfare against adversaries. Politics is exercised on a wide range of social levels, from clans and tribes of traditional societies, through modern local governments, companies and institutions up to sovereign states, to the international level. In modern nation states, people often form political parties to represent their ideas. Members of a party often agree to take the same position on many issues and agree to support the same changes to law and the same leaders. An election is usually a competition between different parties. Indian politics is unique and exciting in its own sense. Since we have a Parliamentary system of governance, so the Indian Parliament represented by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha hold the most power in the country. The Prime Minister of the country selected from the Party or coalition with the highest majority in the elections is accountable to the Parliament. Also, the legislations must be passed in the both the houses of the Parliament to become laws. The Prime Minister along with his cabinet can be in power as long as they have the necessary majority in the House of the People - the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha known as the upper house serves as a place to higher debate and deliberation on the issues coming up before the Parliament and the nation. Similarly, in the states there are the Vidhan Sabhas just like the Lok Sabha at the center with some states also having the Vidhan Parishads just like the Rajya Sabha for the debates and discussions. Elections to the Parliament are known as the General Elections conducted by the Election Commission of India, a statutory body. Similarly, the state legislatures are also elected by the State Election Commissions with similar powers. Along with these, their the local bodies namely the Municipal Boards or Committees or Corporations or the Village Panchayats for the representations in the small or large towns, cities and villages respectively. 

A political system is a framework which defines acceptable political methods within a society. The history of political thought can be traced back to early antiquity, with seminal works such as Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics, Chanakya's Arthashastra and Chanakya Niti (3rd century BCE), as well as the works of Confucius.