India at the Polls: Parliamentary Elections in the Federal PhaseThe Book Takes A Close Look At The Last Three Lok Sabha Elections Those Of 1996, 1998 And 1999. It Is A Study Of Why Elections Have Become More Frequent Since 1989. The Reason Given Is The Transformation Of The Party System From One Of Congress Dominance To A Multi-Party Configuration Reflecting The Instability Of Minority And/Or Coalition Governments And Hung Parliaments. |
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... Congress ( I ) and the JD and came to be mainly mobilised by the BSP . Likewise , the upper - caste vote was lost both by the Congress ( I ) and the Janata Dal to the BJP as the main advocate of the Hindu interests with Bania - Brahmin ...
... Congress ( I ) and the JD and came to be mainly mobilised by the BSP . Likewise , the upper - caste vote was lost both by the Congress ( I ) and the Janata Dal to the BJP as the main advocate of the Hindu interests with Bania - Brahmin ...
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... Congress ( a breakaway Congress group that had joined the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh ) , Haryana Vikas Party ( which headed a coalition government with the BJP in Haryana ) , and Akali Dal ( which headed a coalition government with ...
... Congress ( a breakaway Congress group that had joined the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh ) , Haryana Vikas Party ( which headed a coalition government with the BJP in Haryana ) , and Akali Dal ( which headed a coalition government with ...
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... Congress parties against the national Congress ( I ) leadership for its patent disregard of the views of the former on local , factional or political issues . This happened in Tamil Nadu on the eve of the 1996 Lok Sabha elections , when ...
... Congress parties against the national Congress ( I ) leadership for its patent disregard of the views of the former on local , factional or political issues . This happened in Tamil Nadu on the eve of the 1996 Lok Sabha elections , when ...
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Electoral and Party Politics in India | 1 |
Gearing up to the 1996 Polls and their Conduct | 25 |
Candidate Selection in 1996 | 41 |
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