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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... Indira Gandhi , who was given the nod by this power bloc in the party in preference to Morarji Desai , turned the tables against the old guard of the party , mostly rightist in orientation , thus compelling them to join forces with ...
... Indira Gandhi , who was given the nod by this power bloc in the party in preference to Morarji Desai , turned the tables against the old guard of the party , mostly rightist in orientation , thus compelling them to join forces with ...
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... Indira Gandhi ; and ( 2 ) the merger of the Swatantra Party with the Bharatiya Lok Dal ( BLD ) led by the Jat peasant leader , Charan Singh in 1974 , and the merger of both BLD and BJS with the newly formed Janata Party in 1977. This ...
... Indira Gandhi ; and ( 2 ) the merger of the Swatantra Party with the Bharatiya Lok Dal ( BLD ) led by the Jat peasant leader , Charan Singh in 1974 , and the merger of both BLD and BJS with the newly formed Janata Party in 1977. This ...
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... Indira Gandhi's electoral plank of garibi hatao that cast aside the old - guard Congress party bosses . In 1977 , it was the anti - Emergency plebiscite that won an electoral landslide for the Janata Party . In 1980 , it was Indira ...
... Indira Gandhi's electoral plank of garibi hatao that cast aside the old - guard Congress party bosses . In 1977 , it was the anti - Emergency plebiscite that won an electoral landslide for the Janata Party . In 1980 , it was Indira ...
Contents
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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