Abstract

Indian politics has witnessed a historic transition over the past decade marked by profound structural ideological and technological shifts that have reshaped governance electoral behaviour public participation policy priorities and party strategies. This new era is characterized by the rise of strong central leadership rapid digitalization of political communication increasing youth engagement emergence of welfare-driven governance models and a nationwide discourse shaped more by narratives identity constructs and development promises than by traditional caste–regional equations. The expanding influence of social media the blurring of lines between state and political messaging and the introduction of technology-driven welfare delivery systems have collectively transformed the citizen–state relationship. Simultaneously Indian politics today is marked by a growing centralization of decision-making decline of coalition dynamics evolution of opposition strategies and redefinition of nati