{"product_id":"elections-parties-and-coalitions-in-india-9788178246734","title":"Elections, Parties, and Coalitions in India","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eswaran, PhD Sridharan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book on India’s recent experience with elections, parties, and coalitions consists of ten papers that cover two broad areas – elections and voting behaviour, and political parties and coalition politics. It presents the evolution of key elections and shifts in voting patterns in the post-Congress-dominance period since 1989, showing how these have led to the rise or decline of parties; to a reshaped party system; and to particular patterns of coalition politics and types of coalition and\/or minority governments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also shows how coalition politics has enabled the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and regional parties, enabled a revival of the Congress from 2004 to 2014, and affected elections and the party system in reverse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the papers in this book undertake empirical analysis of elections and the party system – including origins, key elections, party behaviour, coalition patterns, and political finance – and are situated within the relevant theoretical and comparative literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection makes interconnected historical, conceptual, theoretical, and empirical arguments in relation to Indian politics. It helps us make sense of the evolution of the post-1989 party system and is indispensable for scholars and students of Indian politics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45616514760855,"sku":"9788178246734","price":731.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788178246734.webp?v=1769294996","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/elections-parties-and-coalitions-in-india-9788178246734","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}