Reading this, you may be thinking of conflicts, errors and mismanagement but it isn’t the way we think. In Britain this had been followed since its formation and is Smooth enough following the democracy pattern there. With the idea, now comes a greater responsibility of electing and implementation. Taking examples from Britain and Australia, The shadow ministers are elected through ballot in the British Labour Party and the Australian Labor Party, with the Leader of the Opposition allocating the portfolios. In other parties, they are nominated by the Leader of the Opposition.
The implementation now has a greater impact on the Indian soil as the opposition parties are many and electing and allocating would seem more likely difficult. But, with India’s not-so-mature democracy, this system could be an effective solution.
The media, which often ends up portraying the government’s version, would then present opposite views as well, says a political scientist, who believes that “the shadow cabinet might eventually lead to a two-party system in India.”
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