Issue of succession faced by the regional political parties in India

GS Paper 2   Syllabus: Pressure Groups & Formal/informal Associations & Their Role in Polity   Source: TH  Context: 24 years after its formation, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) split over the question of succession.   Similar cases: The Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party (SP) have gone through this churn. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) seems …

The Collegium system

GS Paper 2  Syllabus: Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Judiciary   Source: TH  Context: The SC Collegium under CJI DY Chandrachud has quietly and transparently streamlined the appointment process of judges to the constitutional courts. The Collegium system: About: The collegium system, which has evolved through judgments of the SC, is the way by …