Full Description
This volume examines Indian states as analytical units, culminating in a comprehensive socio-political study of the country as a whole. The state-specific essays underline the federal context in which politics in India unfolds at the ground level.
Employing a federalist and centrist analytical prism, this book aims to add to the existing body of work on state politics, with a particular focus on India in the last decade, which has shown visible shifts in political terms. It delineates the narratives and trends in politics at the state level and explores the range of issues and actors involved in it. It shows the myriad complex, overlapping and multidimensional ways in which politics unfold at the state level and goes on to make a national impact.
The volume will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of South Asian politics, federalism and contemporary India.
Contents
Preface
1. State Politics in Contemporary India: An Introduction PART- I: CHANGING NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 2. Politics in the Indian States: A Comparative Perspective 3. Studying State-Level Politics in India: Reading the Literature 4. Geography of Electoral Support: The BJP and Congress Over Time PART- II: CONTEXT AND CONTEST OF STATE POLITICS 5. State Politics, Governance and Raj Dharma: Reading the Ancient Texts 6. Union Territories in Indian Federation: Architype of Constitutional Asymmetry 7. The Office of Governor in India's Federal Polity: A Comparative Study of UPA and NDA Regimes (2004-2024) 8. Constitutional Silences and Centre-State Relations: Can Governor's Assent to Bills be Withheld? 9. India's Muslims and Federal Democracy 10. Strong Central Command: Changing Contours of State Politics of BJP 11. Navigating Development: A Study of Welfare Models of BJP, AAP and TMC 12. Economics of State Politics: Exploring Conundrums of Contest and Development with special reference to Madhya Pradesh PART- III: PERSPECTIVE OF STATE POLITICS FROM NORTHERN AND WESTERN STATES 13. BJP's Madhya Pradesh Odyssey: Politics, Development, and Governance (2003-2023) 14. Investigating a Mutual Influence between Political Parties and Women Voters: A Study of Post-2012 Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh 15. Changing Dynamics of Haryana Politics: The 2014 Lok Sabha Elections and Beyond 16. The Political Significance of Tribal Political Parties in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh: Comparative Study of the Post-2018 Period PART- IV: PERSPECTIVE OF STATE POLITICS FROM SOUTHERN AND EASTERN STATES 17. Electoral Politics, Dominant Castes and Social Deficit of Democracy in the Two Telugu States: A Retrospective Analysis 18. Politics in West Bengal: The Riddle of Caste Linkages 19. From Ethnic Politics to Recasting Hindu Civilisation: The Political Leadership of Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam
