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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... Left Front coalition governments . The CPI ( M ) and CPI , especially the former , gradually adapted their Leninist principles of centralised party organisation to the Indian political situation where political power eluded them at the ...
... Left Front coalition governments . The CPI ( M ) and CPI , especially the former , gradually adapted their Leninist principles of centralised party organisation to the Indian political situation where political power eluded them at the ...
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... Left Front enjoyed an unbroken spell of power in West Bengal since 1977 , and has held power alternately with others in Kerala and Tripura . The CPI ( M ) campaign in West Bengal started earlier than those of other parties , beginning ...
... Left Front enjoyed an unbroken spell of power in West Bengal since 1977 , and has held power alternately with others in Kerala and Tripura . The CPI ( M ) campaign in West Bengal started earlier than those of other parties , beginning ...
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... left wing consisting of a number of parties and headed by the CPI ( M ) and CPI , in that order . The Left Front has ruled in West Bengal , Kerala and Tripura and was a partner in the United Front governments headed by H.D. Deve Gowda ...
... left wing consisting of a number of parties and headed by the CPI ( M ) and CPI , in that order . The Left Front has ruled in West Bengal , Kerala and Tripura and was a partner in the United Front governments headed by H.D. Deve Gowda ...
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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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