The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination (CSP) demands a thorough understanding of Indian Polity. With evolving constitutional interpretations and legal developments, some topics become particularly important. This blog provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of key Polity topics projected to be important for CSP-2025.
1. One Nation. One Election bill – prep with details (TH/IE explained)
2. Vice President – election, removal, powers role of RS/LS in removal
3. NHRC, SHRC – appointment and powers, recent controversy
4. Delimitation of LS seats – existing freeze and other issues,, Leader of Opposition powers and Status
5. Appointment ppointm of SC judges, Additional judges and ad hoc judges in SC/HC, Advocates on records, SC legal service committee,
6. SC judges can practice outside India? Constitutional bench in India (Article 145)
7. Concepts related to Citizenship Naturalisation and denounce, SC judgment on section 6A
8. Divorce in India constitutional and legal aspects recent SC judgment
9. Uniform civil court constitutional and legal aspects recent state related developments
10. Rights of arrestee custodial deaths (NHRC powers here), SC judgement on handcuffing
11. Parliamentary privileges constitutional provisions and judgements (explained in TH)
12. Powers of ED and recent judgements on PMLA, 2002
13. Appointment of CEC- removal and expenditure norms, recent SC judgements
14. CAG Appointment, India vs UK comparison, powers and financial powers
15. Eight schedule- language in house and courts, concept of classical language- recent additions
16. PM Shri Schools, Education constitutional dimensions (fundamental rights), APAAR ID
17. DPDP act, 2023,, Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act,
18. Role of Governor in state legislatures, powers to reserve the bills, Power of governor to dismiss a government and to dismiss one minister? Pardoning powers of Gov vs President,
19. Suspension of MPs and SC judgements RS vs LS (explained article in IE), rule 267, Rule 377
20. special sittings and presidential address,, Grants Excess and supplementary and others
21. Protem speaker in state legislature, various floor tests and role of governor in this regard
22. Original and Advisory jurisdiction of SC, Article 136, Article 142, curative petition,
23. Comparison of powers of SLA and SLC (wrt state legislatures), concept of zero hour
24. Disqualification of MPs under constitution and under ROPA 1951
25. Concept of equality in India recent SC judgment on substantive equality,
26. Right to reservation, OBC reservation issues -SC judgment, Reservation in local bodies,
27. Vacating seats in the house? absent for 60 days recent SC observation
28. Election of President- comparison with US and France (Cohabitation model),, Presidential Rule
29. Basis of parliamentary democracy and comparison with presidential polity
30. Elections and powers of European Union -comparison with LS elections
Elections notification related points and powers of EC, political funding, nomination as national
party and IT norms for parties, Delimitation commission, registration, de registration of parties, corrupt practices, star campaigners etc.
32. Election petition SC judgement, electoral rolls, Aadhar issue, concept of electoral trusts,
33. Office of Governor -appointment and removal, discretional powers, Recommendations of Punchhi
34. Reorganisation and renaming of states and assigning a new capital to a state
35. Name of State, language of state how to change/amend? Constitutional norms in this regard
36. Minority-identification, rights and privileges, Minority education institutions, AMU minority status
37. Fundamental duties enforceability and significance, Amendments to Preamble till now
38. 73rd, 74th amendment – division of subject between local and state govt,, Tribal councils in NE
39. Right to vote (recent SC), voting powers of Prisoner and electronic voting
40. Rights and liabilities of Solicitor general of India
41. Power to suspend internet who, when, how, which act? Regulation of OTT in India?
42. Article 20 and article 22, right to marriage,
43. Narco analysis and other issues (IE explained)
