Digging deeper - Political alliances ahead of the 2019 general elections

In a sprawling and diverse country marked by contrasting social and economic realities, political governance can be a complex matter and even a cursory glance at the history of independent India will show us how political ideologies are stretched conveniently by political parties at times to grab majoritarian power in the Parliament.

A fragmented mandate that is stitched together to form a government is rarely symptomatic of a healthy democracy but then neither is absolute majority in the absence of a credible opposition.

In this podcast, we dive deep into the question if opposition parties will be able form a credible alliance ahead of the 2019 general elections. But before that, let us first explore the absolute necessity of a strong opposition in any functioning democracy.