The Rajya Sabha

A Federal or a Secondary Chamber?
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-38311-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This book examines the efficacy of the Rajya Sabha as a federal second chamber in India, evaluating the effectiveness it embodies and sustains legislative federalism over time. Aimed at practitioners, policymakers, and scholars, the book examines essential themes, including the constitutional development of bicameralism. It offers a nuanced assessment of the Rajya Sabha’s capacity to represent state interests, manage centre-state tensions, and reshape national policy agendas. It also discusses the chamber’s legislative and non-legislative prerogatives, its role as a watchdog over the executive arm, the role of parliamentary committees, and the socio-economic profile of its members, to showcase the changing role of the second house from one-party dominance to a multi-party coalition phase. It will help readers, who design, operate, or study institutions, to rethink what a federal second chamber can and should do in a parliamentary democracy like India.

Rich in quantitative data, this book is indispensable for students and scholars of political science, Indian politics, Indian party systems, political institutions, political sociology and public administration.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saxena, Rekha

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION: Bicameralism: Theoretical and Comparative Framework CHAPTER 1: Bicameralism in India: Historical and Constitutional Antecedents CHAPTER 2: Rajya Sabha: A Weak Archetype of Legislative Federalism CHAPTER 3: Rajya Sabha and its Non-Legislative Prerogatives CHAPTER 4: Committees of Rajya Sabha: Navigating federalism within boundaries CHAPTER 5: Claims of Representation: Socio-economic profile of Rajya Sabha Members CONCLUSION

Über Autor(innen)

Rekha Saxena is Senior Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India.