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There are many conditions necessary for the success of democracy in a country. For example- The election must be fair and the rulers should be elected for a limited period. We can say that India has this feature to a great extent in spite of the lack of Integrity Of most of the political leaders. There should be fairness in the practices of political parties besides other matters. Then there is the Election Commission to ensure fair elections. In a Democracy, there should be strong opposition to control the excesses of the ruling party. India certainly has the Opposition though it cannot be said with certainty whether it is strong or weak. Democracy is based on the opinions and views of the people and it can be said to be true and strong only. If the people are literate and enlightened and cannot be led astray because of their ignorance and superstitious nature. But there is widespread illiteracy in India and it has to be eradicated before we can claim the success of democracy.

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