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Abstract
There are some words like 'coalition', 'coalitional system', 'coalitional politics' which are synonymous with today's governing patterns in our country. They have found a prominent place in Indian administration. Now - a - days a change has come in the way a country is governed. The word 'Governance' has emerged as a very fashionable term in the recent years and covers numerous organisations both in public and private domains. And Good Governance is a dream which every responsible government wishes to achieve. Different state governments in Punjab, Gujrat, Bihar have made a comeback over the issue of better governance. Coalitional system is in vogue since 1967 in India and is expected to continue in near future. It has influenced the administration and governance of the country. There is a paradigm shift in the ideological context of the national as well as regional political parties. Major political parties like Indian National Congress and BJP have failed to form governments on their own. They have taken in confidence other political parties-big or small, known or unknown, old or new-in order to form governments at different levels. At the central level, National Democratic Alliance and United Progressive Alliance are the result of this shift in ideological tendency. At the state level also, there are various coalitions like Akali-BJP alliance in Punjab. The governance of the country has been influenced by this coalitional system and hence needs to be studied from this point of view. This paper focuses on the positive effects of the prevalent coalitional system on the governing patterns of the country and also highlights the shortcoming of this system. The present paper also brings out a few suggestions to improve upon the coalitional system and in turn the governance of the country.