Coalition Politics in India
Oxford India Short Introductions
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP India
- Date of Publication 29 May 2014
- ISBN 9780198098577
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages232 pages
- Size 183x126x16 mm
- Weight 222 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
The Oxford India Short Introduction to Coalition Politics in India starts by tracing the historical roots of this form of politics in the country. By analysing different coalition experiments in India since 1967, the present exercise shall acquaint the reader with a unique form of government in which the role of the pan-Indian political parties-the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party-is as critical as that of the regional parties in its formation. In view of India's social diversity, coalition, the book argues, is inevitable and thus cannot be wished away as a mere ripple in history.
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The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analyses, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate.
This book is about the growth and evolution of coalition politics in India. It is argued that contrary to popular explanations, coalitions have always been integral to Indian politics. During the nationalist struggle for freedom, the idea of Swaraj that Gandhi evolved represented a collation of multiple classes and ethnic groups. Even in the era of one-party dominance following Independence in 1947, not only was the Congress party a social and an ideological coalition, its leadership was also drawn from various regions of the country. This volume thus reinforces the argument that rather than being seen as inherently unstable, coalition is an appropriate mechanism in a socio-culturally diverse country like India. Along with a historical account of the roots of coalition in India, it also dwells on specific coalition experiments in India that had begun in 1967 at the state level and continued since then. By providing a contextual explanation of coalition in India, the book challenges the one-size-fits-all theoretical format. It is thus not merely a study of a specific experiment, but also an attempt to build an adequately-informed model of analysis to understand coalition in other diverse socio-economic contexts. In this way, the present exercise is theoretically innovative and empirically enriching.
Table of Contents:
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Coalition Politics: Cultural synergy or political expediency
2. Coalition Politics in the Indian States, 1967-69
3. The Third Front Experiments
4. The Successful Experiments of Coalition Governments in India, 1999-2009
Conclusion
Further Readings
Index
