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Federal power sharing is more effective today than it was in the early years after the Constitution came into force.

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The above statement is true.
After Independence, the Congress party formed the government at the national level and in almost all the states. This allowed the central government to direct the state governments to function according to their wishes. However, it often misused its power to dismiss state governments of other parties. After the 1980s and 90s, the regional parties became very powerful and played an important role in the formation of the government at the national level. Thus, they couldn't be ignored now. The judiciary also passed many judgments declaring that governments couldn't be dismissed arbitrarily. Thus, power sharing has become more effective in recent times.

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