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 National Emblem of Rajyaghar | |
| State type | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
|---|---|
| Constitution | Supreme Constitution |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Shahee Sansad |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Sansad Bhavan |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Council of States |
| Presiding officer | XX, Adyaksh |
| Appointer | Council of States |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Devki Modhwadia, Speaker |
| Appointer | House of Representatives |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State | |
| Title | Monarch |
| Currently | Krishan VII |
| Appointer | Hereditary |
| Head of Government | |
| Title | Premier |
| Currently | Madhava Thakur |
| Appointer | Monarch |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Ashta Pradhan |
| Current cabinet | Third Thakur Ministry |
| Leader | Premier |
| Appointer | Monarch |
| Headquarters | Ashta Pradhan |
| Ministries | 19 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary |
| Supreme Court | |
| Chief judge | Vishnu Kapadia |
| Seat | Nyaayik Mahal |
The Politics of Rajyaghar works within the framework of the country's Constitution. Rajyaghar is a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a federal union in which the monarch of Rajyaghar is the head of state and the Premier of Rajyaghar is the head of government. The Constitution defines the institutional powers and limitations of both the Central Union Government and state governments; with it establishing a strong central authority, the federal government, at the centre with the states at the periphery. The Constitution is the supreme law with other conforming to its limitations.
Executive power is exercised by the Central Union Government, presided over by the Premier (Pradhānamantri) and Cabinet of Rajyaghar (Ashta Pradhan). The Premier and Cabinet are appointed by the Monarch on the advice of the legislature. Legislative power is vested in both the executive and the federal bicameral legislature (Shahee Sansad); consisting of an upper-un-elected chamber (Council of States) and lower-elected chamber (House of Representatives). Judicial power is exercised by members of the judiciary who are nominated by the executive, either federal or state, on the recommendation of the Independent Judicial Appointments Commission (IJAC). As a federal nation, some executive, legislative and judicial authority is delegated by the Constitution to state governments, legislatures and judiciaries.
Rajyaghar has a multi-party system, with three large national parties, and several other smaller regional political parties. Since the 1990s, no single party has held an absolute majority in the Shahee Sansad due to the electoral process and so political parties tend to opt for co-operation in order to form coalition governments and address issues. This has resulted in coalition governments becoming the norm with the formation of two major political alliances; National Progressive Alliance (left wing) and United Conservative Coalition (right wing). These alliances have resulted in coalitions that rarely span the political spectrum, resulting in divisions between the left and right political parties.
Since independence, Rajyani politics has been a class dividing affair with the upper classes often leading the political parties. Possible reasons for this could be the influence of clan, patriarchal and matriarchal leaders in Rajyani society, centralised power structures within political parties and economic demands of political parties in their operations and campaigns. Rajyaghar is generally regarded as a "flawed" or "southern democracy" due to this and the influence of unelected institutions such as the upper house of the federal parliament, military and Rajakumars.