Electoral Politics and General Elections in India, 1952-1998 |
Contents
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The Battlefield | 45 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 47 |
Andhra Pradesh | 49 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 55 |
Assam | 59 |
Uttar Pradesh | 169 |
West Bengal | 177 |
The Warriors | 183 |
Indian National Congress | 185 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 207 |
United Front | 231 |
Jan Morcha | 243 |
Tamil Maanila Congress | 247 |
Bihar | 63 |
Chandigarh | 69 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 73 |
Daman and Diu | 75 |
National Capital Territory of Delhi | 79 |
Goa | 83 |
Gujarat | 87 |
Haryana | 91 |
Himachal Pradesh | 95 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 99 |
Karnataka | 103 |
Kerala | 109 |
Lakshadweep | 113 |
Madhya Pradesh | 115 |
Maharashtra | 121 |
Manipur | 125 |
Meghalaya | 129 |
Mizoram | 133 |
Nagaland | 137 |
Orissa | 141 |
Pondicherry | 145 |
Punjab | 147 |
Rajasthan | 151 |
Sikkim | 155 |
Tamil Nadu | 159 |
Tripura | 165 |
Samajwadi Party | 251 |
Other Political Parties | 255 |
Electoral Strategies | 261 |
Women on the Election Scene | 263 |
Muslim Votes | 277 |
Dalit Politics | 283 |
NehruGandhi Family | 291 |
On the Campaign Trail | 295 |
The Outcome | 307 |
The Issues not Raised | 309 |
What the Verdict Means to Us? | 313 |
Whither Indian Democracy? | 321 |
Weathering the Storm | 331 |
Appendices | 337 |
List of Participating Political Parties | 339 |
Size of Electorate | 345 |
Voter Turnout in the 12th General Elections | 347 |
Performance of PartiesSuccessful Candidates | 349 |
Results of General Elections 19521998 | 363 |
Womens Participation in 12th General Elections | 365 |
National Agenda for Governance | 369 |
Performance of Political Parties in the 12th General Elections | 379 |
The New Government | 383 |
Article 356 of The Indian Constitution | 387 |
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Common terms and phrases
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