Topics
Historiography : Development in the West
Working of the Constitution
Applied History
Geographical discoveries and colonization
- Concept for Geographical Discoveries and Colonization
Africa
- Imperialism - Africa
Asia: India, China, Japan
- Concept for Asia: India, China, Japan
Historiography : Indian Tradition
Working of the Indian Constitution
The Electoral Process
Dictatorships in Europe, Second World War and world
- Concept on Dictatorships in Europe
- Second World War (1939-1945 C.E.)
First world war
The League of Nations
Russian Revolution
- Concept for Russian Revolution
United Nations Organization
- Concept for United Nations Organization
Political Parties
Applied History
Africa
- Emancipation of Africa
Asia
- Emancipation of Asia
Social and Political Movements
History of Indian Arts
- Concept of Art
- Mural Paintings and Cave Painting
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Painting
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Sculptural Art
- Indian Traditions of Visual Arts (Drik Kala): Architecture and Sculpture
- Indian Traditions of Performing Arts
- Art, Applied Art, and Professional Opportunities
Globalization
- Globalization After World War II
Scientific and Technological Progress
- Scientific and Technological Progress After World War II
Cold war
- Formation of the Cold War
Mass Media and History
Challenges Faced by Indian Democracy
Social Diversity and Democracy
- Social Diversity
- Coccept for Caste/Race and Democracy
- Concept for Language and Democracy
- Cocnept for Religion and Democracy
- Concept for Gender and Democracy
- Concept for Democracy and Diversity
Challenges to Democracy Remedial Measures to the Challenges
- Concept for Challenges to Democracy Remedial Measures to the Challenges
Internal work
Democracy
- Democracy - Meaning, Types and Characteristics
Political Parties and Types
- Political Parties
- Importance of Political Parties
- Major National and Regional Parties in India/ Types of Political Parties
Entertainment and History
Sports and History
Tourism and History
Heritage Management
History - Imperialism
History - 20th Century Age of conflict
History - Emancipation of Asia and Africa
History - World after World War 2
Political Science
Notes
Changing Nature of the Political Party System in India:
- Congress was a strong political party in the post-independence period. Congress had a majority at the Centre and in most of the States. Indian politics was controlled by the Congress Party. This era was described as the Era of the ‘Single dominant party system’.
- The non-Congress parties came together and challenged the ‘Single dominant party system’ in 1977.
- Following the Loksabha elections in 1989, the system of one party emerging as the dominant party came to an end. Since then, many parties have begun to establish coalition governments. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress Party tried out coalition governments. The political party structure in our country has proven that the idea that coalition governance creates instability is incorrect. In fact, India's coalition government structure has stabilized.
To get recognition as a national party, the Election Commission has prescribed the following conditions:
| National Party | Regional Party | |
| 1. | A political party should secure a minimum of 6% of the valid votes in four or more States in the earlier Loksabha or State Assembly elections and a minimum of 4 members should be elected in the Loksabha from any state or state in the earlier elections. | A political party should secure a minimum of 6% of the valid votes in the earlier Loksabha or State Assembly elections and a minimum of 2 members should be elected in the Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly). |
| OR | ||
| 2. | b. The candidates of a party should be elected from a minimum of 2% constituencies out of total Loksabha constituencies and from a minimum of 3 states. |
A political party should secure a minimum of 3% of seats out of the total seats of Vidhansabha – (State Assembly) or a minimum of 3 seats. |
