Question

What significant change occurred in Centre-State relations after 1990 regarding coalition governments ?

• A. The Central Government gained more power to dismiss state governments arbitrarily.
• B. It became more difficult for the Central Government to dismiss state governments in a non-democratic manner.
• C. States lost all their powers to the Centre.
• D. Regional parties lost influence in national politics.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. It became more difficult for the Central Government to dismiss state governments in a non-democratic manner.

Centre-State relations

• The sharing of powers between Centre and States by the constitution has also strengthened federalism in India.
  

• After 1990, many regional political parties rise in many States of the country which started an era of ‘coalition governments’ at the Centre which make it difficult for the Central Government to dismiss state governments in non-democratic manner