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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... Front parties dominated . However , the communist parties lent support to the National Front government only from the outside without joining the cabinet . When the National Front transformed itself into the United Front in 1996 , the ...
... Front parties dominated . However , the communist parties lent support to the National Front government only from the outside without joining the cabinet . When the National Front transformed itself into the United Front in 1996 , the ...
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... United Front were modally backed by the Muslim voters ( 39 per cent and 30 per cent , respectively ) . Moreover , upper - caste support for Congress stood at 28 per cent and for the United Front at 11 per cent . The remainder of the ...
... United Front were modally backed by the Muslim voters ( 39 per cent and 30 per cent , respectively ) . Moreover , upper - caste support for Congress stood at 28 per cent and for the United Front at 11 per cent . The remainder of the ...
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... Front , RLM , had all by now disintegrated and were history . The only surviving front was the Left Front consisting of five parties and led by the CPI ( M ) . The National / United Front that ruled in New Delhi in the first half of the ...
... Front , RLM , had all by now disintegrated and were history . The only surviving front was the Left Front consisting of five parties and led by the CPI ( M ) . The National / United Front that ruled in New Delhi in the first half of the ...
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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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