Making of the Parliamentary Opposition in India

This book is a detailed account of the making of parliamentary opposition in Independent India. It examines the working of the Opposition in four phases -the Formative Phase (1952-1966), the Resilience Phase (1967-1984), the Consolidation Phase (1985-1999), and the Fragmentation Phase (1999-2014).

List of contents

1. A Quasi-Democratic Moment: The Opposition in Ideas and Action 2. The Formative Phase: A Parliamentary Opposition in the Making 3. The Resilience Phase: The Age of Resilient Opposition 4. The Consolidation Phase: The Political Consolidation of Opposition 5. The Fragmentation Phase: The Opposition in Coalition Government 6. Epilogue: The Unmaking of the Parliamentary Opposition Bibliography Appendix

About the author

Rupak Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. Previously he taught at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, New Delhi. He holds a Doctoral Degree from Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has published his work on Public Institutions, Political Processes, Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Oppositions in Economic and Political Weekly, South Asian Survey, Indian Express, India Today, The Quint.

Product details

• Authors: Rupak Kumar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781041005353
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100535-3
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Elections & referenda, Indian sub-continent, Elections and referenda / suffrage, HISTORY / Asia / South / General