Why is India called a democratic republic?

because Majority under certain circumstances can suspend or rewrite the constitution if it has enough popular support. read more

a. India is democracy , where people are the ultimate source of power and authority. b. Our constitution declares India to be Democratic country where people enjoy equal set of political rights and participate in the governance of the country. c.Democracy is a form of government based on the consent of the people. read more

India is called a Democratic Republic because, one, we have the republic feature( as explained above) and, two, we have democratic features as well. Democracy is a rule by all. There is a form by which the leaders are selected by all( if there were only rich electors, it would have been called as Aristocratic Republic). read more