The Indian political scene was dominated by just one political party, the Indian National Congress (INC), up to the 90s, except for a brief period in the 70s. Then in the early 90s, a new political force known as BJP (BhartiyaJanta Party), riding on its extremist right wing ideology, emerged.Over the past three decades India has seen a rapid rise of strong regional parties and satraps who not only control the destiny of the denizens of their respective areas of influence but also seek to control the direction of nation policies, processes and politics.Since 1989, no single party has been in a position to form a national government in Delhi without the support of key regional parties. But in India’s decentralized polity, holding just a few seats in parliament makes you an important player – like the All India Anna DravidaMunnetraKazhagam of Tamil Nadu, the Trinamool Congress of West Bengal, and the Samajwadi Party of Uttar Pradesh.