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State

v. State of Bombay, AIR 1960 SC 51: (1960) 1 SCR 605. (Constitution of India, Art. 3) The political system of a body of people who are politically organized; the system of rules by which jurisdiction and

Coalition

multi-party system in which no single party is able to command support of a working majority, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 101. is the union of political parties to secure a majority in Parliament

Public order

is an expression of wide connotation and signifies that state of tranquility prevailing among the members of a political society as a result of the internal regulations enforced by the government which they have instituted, Ramesh Thapper

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Minorities

or religious faith and feeling different in these respects from the majority of the inhabitants of a given political entity, T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka, (2002) 8 SCC 481. The Constitution of India recognizes two

Independent member

a member elected as such to a Legislative House otherwise than as a candidate set up by any political party, Constitution of India, 10th Sch., para 2(2). Is a person not an adherent of any political party,

power

security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except where legally prohibited (as by constitutional provision) reserved powers : the political powers reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority ;specif : powers that

Citizenship

nationals may not be citizens of the State. In other words, citizens are those persons who have full political rights as distinguished from nationals, who may not enjoy full political rights and are still domiciled in that

president

an official chosen to preside over a meeting or assembly 2 : an appointed governor of a subordinate political unit 3 : the chief officer of an organization (as a corporation or institution) usually entrusted with the

free

free 1 a : having the legal and political rights of a citizen [representatives…shall be determined by adding to the whole number of persons "U.S. Constitution art.

free

free 1 a : having the legal and political rights of a citizen [representatives…shall be determined by adding to the whole number of persons "U.S. Constitution art.

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