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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... Sonia Gandhi's abrupt decision to make herself available for campaigning brought about a palpable change in the ... Gandhi , son - in - law , Robert Vadhera and son , Rahul Gandhi , she turned out to be an object of considerable ...
... Sonia Gandhi's abrupt decision to make herself available for campaigning brought about a palpable change in the ... Gandhi , son - in - law , Robert Vadhera and son , Rahul Gandhi , she turned out to be an object of considerable ...
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... Sonia Gandhi became the party president and during her campaign in the 1998 Lok Sabha election was missing from the party in the 1999 polls . On 15 May 1999 , the Congress headed for a split . Three senior CWC members - Sharad Pawar ...
... Sonia Gandhi became the party president and during her campaign in the 1998 Lok Sabha election was missing from the party in the 1999 polls . On 15 May 1999 , the Congress headed for a split . Three senior CWC members - Sharad Pawar ...
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... Sonia Gandhi . Jyoti Basu was the choice of 4.05 per cent of the respondents . Predictably , each of these prime ministerial choices were predominantly favoured by their own alliance - party voters ; Vajpayee was the choice of 71 per ...
... Sonia Gandhi . Jyoti Basu was the choice of 4.05 per cent of the respondents . Predictably , each of these prime ministerial choices were predominantly favoured by their own alliance - party voters ; Vajpayee was the choice of 71 per ...
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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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