Lack of Clear Ideology

Except the BJP and the two communist parties (CPI and CPM), all other parties do not have a clear-cut ideology. They (i.e., all other parties) are ideologically closer to each other. They have a close resemblance in their policies and programmes. Almost every party advocates democracy, secularism, socialism and Gandhism. More

than this, every party, including the so-called ideological parties, is guided by only one consideration-power capture. Thus, politics has become issuebased rather than the ideology and pragmatism has replaced the commitment to the principles.