Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: Changing Politics and Political Climate
1. First Democratic Upsurge: Assembly Elections, National Reflections
2. Second Democratic Upsurge: Appropriating Religion, Agitating Reservation
3. Third Democratic Upsurge: Competing Electoral Market and ‘Catch’ All Conclave —The Changing ‘M Phenomenon’
PART II: Transforming Parties and Party Systems
4. The Congress and Its Extending Dominance
5. The Janata and Its Experimenting Coalitions
6. The BJP System and Its Expanding Horizons
PART III: Electrifying Elections and the Electoral Process
7. Electoral Fray: Critical Constituencies, Crucial Contestations
8. Transcending Issues, Transforming Narratives
9. War of Words: Changing Modes of Electioneering
PART IV: Realigning Vote, Voters and Voting
10. Diverging Demography, Diversifying Democracy
11. From Floating Voters to Silent Voters
12. Increasing Voting, Changing Trends
PART V: Converging Leaders and Leadership
13. Government Formations and Coalitions: Rebuilding Electoral Trajectory
14. Ushering a New Era: Modi’s New India
The Way Forward
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Sunil K Choudhary is Professor of Political Science and Director (Honorary), Centre for Global Studies (CGS) at University of Delhi, India. He has to his credit at present 7 Books, 53 Research Papers and 310 Research Publications and Presentations. His last book title,The Changing Face of Parties and Party Systems: A Study of Israel and India was published in 2018.
