- India has a republican system in place of the British monarchical system.
- The British system is based on the doctrine of the sovereignty of Parliament, while the Parliament is not supreme in India.
- In Britain, the Prime Minister should be a member of the Lower House (House of Commons). In India, the Prime Minister may be a member of any of the two Houses of Parliament.
- Usually, the members of Parliament alone are appointed as ministers in Britain. In India, a person who is not a member of Parliament can also be appointed as minister, but for a maximum period of six months.
- Britain has a system of legal responsibility of the minister while India has no such system.
- ‘Shadow cabinet’ is a unique institution of the British cabinet system. There is no such institution in India.