State Politics in Contemporary India - Crisis Or Continuity?

Although the Congress Party has dominated Indian national politics in recent years, a more uncertain picture has emerged at the level of India's twenty-two states. Tensions resulting from modernization and increased popular participation in politics have aroused unprecedented factionalism in Congress-run states and brought opposition parties to pow

List of contents

Preface -- Addendum to the Preface -- Introduction: Continuity and Crisis in Indian State Politics -- Division in the Congress and the Rise of Agrarian Interests and Issues in Uttar Pradesh Politics, 1952 to 1977 -- Structural Change, the Agricultural Sector, and Politics in Bihar -- Communist Reformers in West Bengal: Origins, Features, and Relations with New Delhi -- The Rise and Decline of the Left and Democratic Front in Kerala -- Blurring the Lines Between Parties and Social Bases: Gundu Rao and the Emergence of a Janata Government in Karnataka -- One-Party Dominance in Maharashtra: Resilience and Change -- Congress Restored? The "Kham" Strategy and Congress(l) Recruitment in Gujarat -- Conclusion: The Pattern of State Politics in Indira Gandhi's India

About the author

John R. Wood holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University and is associate professor of political science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Summary

The articles in this book examine the politics of seven of India's major states during the Indira Gandhi years to assess the effects of central government's intervention and the intensification of political conflict.

Product details

• Authors: John R Wood
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367304164
• ISBN: 978-0-367-30416-4
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Ethnic Studies, Asia, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Social and cultural history, Politics and government, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to Asian American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General