People of India are sovereign. They entrust the responsibility of governance to their elected representatives.
→ Every adult citizen of India who has completed 18 years of age is given the right to vote.
→ The representatives are elected for period of five years.
→ The transfer of power does take place periodically.
→ The elections are free and fair. These are conducted by the Election Commission. Thus, India is a democratic country.
→ Besides being a democratic country, India is a democratic republic.
→ The office of the head of the state-President is not hereditary. He is indirectly elected by the people.
→ Any citizen who fulfills the prescribed eligibility conditions can contest election for any public offices, including that of the President of India.
In this way. India is a democratic republic.