Governmental Instability amid Legislative Majorities: Ethics, Institutions, and Party-System Transformations in Indian State Politics Introduction The persistence of governmental instability despite the formal existence of legislative majorities constitutes one of the most intriguing paradoxes in contemporary Indian State politics. Classical parliamentary theory presupposes a direct correlation between majority support and executive stability: numerical dominance in … Continue reading Is governmental instability despite majority support a failure of political ethics, institutional design, or party system evolution? Do recent patterns of party-switching, coalition realignments, and post-poll alliances indicate a structural decoupling of majority and stability in Indian State politics?