Personality, Parties, and Power: The Role of Leadership in the Indian Party System Introduction The ‘personality factor’ in party politics refers to the degree to which individual leaders—rather than party ideology, programme, or organisation—become the primary axis of political mobilisation, voter choice, and institutional authority. In such contexts, parties operate less as collective ideological actors … Continue reading What is meant by the ‘personality factor’ in party politics, and how does it interact with institutional features of the Indian party system? How does dynastic leadership complicate the relationship between personality, party organisation, and democratic choice in India?