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Growing Cleavages in India? Evidence from the Changing Structure of Electorates, 1962-2014
WID.world WORKING PAPER N° 2019/05 Growing Cleavages in India? Evidence from the Changing Structure of Electorates, 1962-2014 Abhijit Banerjee Amory Gethin Thomas Piketty March 2019 Growing Cleavages in India? Evidence from the Changing Structure of Electorates, 1962-2014 Abhijit Banerjee, Amory Gethin, Thomas Piketty* January 16, 2019 Abstract This paper combines surveys, election results and social spending data to document the long-run evolution of political cleavages in India. From a dominant- party system featuring the Indian National Congress as the main actor of the mediation of political conflicts, Indian politics have gradually come to include a number of smaller regionalist parties and, more recently, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These changes coincide with the rise of religious divisions and the persistence of strong caste-based cleavages, while education, income and occupation play little role (controlling for caste) in determining voters’ choices. We find no evidence that India’s new party system has been associated with changes in social policy. While BJP-led states are generally characterized by a smaller social sector, switching to a party representing upper castes or upper classes has no significant effect on social spending. We interpret this as evidence that voters seem to be less driven by straightforward economic interests than by sectarian interests and cultural priorities. In India, as in many Western democracies, political conflicts have become increasingly focused on identity and religious-ethnic conflicts -
Failure of the Mahagathbandhan
ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846 Failure of the Mahagathbandhan In the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 in Uttar Pradesh, the contest was keenly watched as the alliance of the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, and Rashtriya Lok Dal took on the challenge against the domination of the Bharatiya Janata Party. What contributed to the continued good performance of the BJP and the inability of the alliance to assert its presence is the focus of analysis here. In the last decade, politics in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has seen radical shifts. The Lok Sabha elections 2009 saw the Congress’s comeback in UP. It gained votes in all subregions of UP and also registered a sizeable increase in vote share among all social groups. The 2012 assembly elections gave a big victory to the Samajwadi Party (SP) when it was able to get votes beyond its traditional voters: Muslims and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The 2014 Lok Sabha elections saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 73 seats with its ally Apna Dal. It was facilitated by the consolidation of voters cutting across caste and class, in favour of the party. Riding on the popularity of Narendra Modi, the BJP was able to trounce the regional parties and emerge victorious in the 2017 assembly elections as well. But, against the backdrop of anti-incumbency, an indifferent economic record, and with the coming together of the regional parties, it was generally believed that the BJP would not be able to replicate its success in 2019. However, the BJP’s performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections shows its continued domination over the politics of UP. -
Ward Wise Contesting Candidates
Ward Wise Contesting Candidates - General Election to MCD - 2007 S.No Candidate Name Party Name Ward No & Name 1 - Narela (G) 1 Parveen Gupta BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY 2 Neel Daman BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY 3 Ashok Kumar INDEPENDENT 4 Atul INDEPENDENT 5 Jagdish Khatri INDEPENDENT 6 Nanak Chand INDEPENDENT 7 Ranjan Sharma INDEPENDENT 8 Sudama INDEPENDENT 9 Surinder INDEPENDENT 10 Amit Malik INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 11 Dharambir INDIAN NATIONAL LOK DAL 12 Shyam Sunder NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY 13 Yakub RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL Total for this Ward :- 13 Ward No & Name 2 - Bankner (G) 14 Chand Singh BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY 15 Mohan Parsad Bhardwaj BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY 16 Jai Bhagwan INDEPENDENT 17 Nanu Ram INDEPENDENT 18 Raj Singh Khatri INDEPENDENT 19 SatPal Singh INDEPENDENT 20 Vijay Kumar INDEPENDENT 21 Vivek Ranjan INDEPENDENT 22 Ram Gopal Sharma INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 23 Jora Singh INDIAN NATIONAL LOK DAL 24 Shiv Charan LOK JANSHAKTI PARTY 25 Ram Niwas NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY 26 Jai Bhagwan Saini RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL Total for this Ward :- 13 Ward No & Name 3 - Alipur (W) 27 Archana Saini BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY 28 Nisha Rani BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY 29 Mohani Devi COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA 30 Babita Kumari INDEPENDENT 31 Durga Bai INDEPENDENT 32 Jagamati INDEPENDENT 33 Mamta INDEPENDENT 34 Rekha Devi INDEPENDENT 35 Urmila Devi INDEPENDENT 36 Sakun Mann INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 37 Raj Rani INDIAN NATIONAL LOK DAL 38 Laxmi Anand LOK JANSHAKTI PARTY 39 Nirmala NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY 40 Harsha Rani SHIV SENA Total for this Ward :- 14 Ward No & Name -
The State, Democracy and Social Movements
The Dynamics of Conflict and Peace in Contemporary South Asia This book engages with the concept, true value, and function of democracy in South Asia against the background of real social conditions for the promotion of peaceful development in the region. In the book, the issue of peaceful social development is defined as the con- ditions under which the maintenance of social order and social development is achieved – not by violent compulsion but through the negotiation of intentions or interests among members of society. The book assesses the issue of peaceful social development and demonstrates that the maintenance of such conditions for long periods is a necessary requirement for the political, economic, and cultural development of a society and state. Chapters argue that, through the post-colo- nial historical trajectory of South Asia, it has become commonly understood that democracy is the better, if not the best, political system and value for that purpose. Additionally, the book claims that, while democratization and the deepening of democracy have been broadly discussed in the region, the peace that democracy is supposed to promote has been in serious danger, especially in the 21st century. A timely survey and re-evaluation of democracy and peaceful development in South Asia, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies and Asian Politics and Security. Minoru Mio is a professor and the director of the Department of Globalization and Humanities at the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan. He is one of the series editors of the Routledge New Horizons in South Asian Studies and has co-edited Cities in South Asia (with Crispin Bates, 2015), Human and International Security in India (with Crispin Bates and Akio Tanabe, 2015) and Rethinking Social Exclusion in India (with Abhijit Dasgupta, 2017), also pub- lished by Routledge. -
Do Socio-Economic Conditions Influence Dynastic Politics? Initial Evidence from the 16Th Lok Sabha of India
WORKING PAPER Do Socio-Economic Conditions Influence Dynastic Politics? Initial Evidence from the 16th Lok Sabha of India Ronald U. Mendoza AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Jan Fredrick P. Cruz AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Unnikrishnan Alungal MDM Batch 2014 AIM Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management RSN-PCC WORKING PAPER 15-011 ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT RIZALINO S. NAVARRO POLICY CENTER FOR COMPETITIVENESS WORKING PAPER Do Socio-Economic Conditions Influence Dynastic Politics? Initial Evidence from the 16th Lok Sabha of India Ronald U. Mendoza AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Jan Fredrick P. Cruz AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Unnikrishna Alungal MDM Batch 2014 AIM Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management AUGUST 2015 The authors would like to thank Dr. Sounil Choudhary of the University of Delhi; Dr. Kripa Ananthpur of the Madras Institute of Development Studies; Ms. Chandrika Bahadur of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Mr. Appu Lenin of the Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Mr. Siddharth Singh of the Centre for Research on Energy Security for helpful comments on an earlier draft. This working paper is a discussion draft in progress that is posted to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Asian Institute of Management. Corresponding authors: Ronald U. Mendoza, AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Tel: +632-892-4011. Fax: +632-465-2863. E-mail: [email protected] Jan Fredrick P. Cruz, AIM Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Tel: +632-892-4011. -
Dalit Feminism Versus Deadly Feudalism. Whatever the Validity of the POTA Cases Garh
STATES ■ UTTAR PRADESH OUTDOING THE OUTLAW SHARAD SAXENA Dalit feminism versus deadly feudalism. Whatever the validity of the POTA cases garh. The father’s Raj Mahal (regal palace) in Bhadri and the son’s house in against Raja Bhaiya’s clan, to Mayawati’s voters they signal social revolution. Behti, near Kunda town, have been raided for the first time in living mem- ory. Weapons, including AK-56 assault ■ by Subhash MISHRA rifles, have been found. Says District TTAR PRADESH IS OFTEN Magistrate Mohammed Mustafa, “We mocked for being Ulta Pradesh have also sought the army’s help to (topsy-turvy province). Now it excavate the Raj Mahal.” has upturned traditional Among the other “treasures” hierarchies of caste oppres- unearthed from the Raj Mahal is a U SETTLING SCORES: Mayawati; the skeleton sion. In the benign reign of Chief Min- human skeleton. Fished out of a pond, ister Mayawati (BSP), a Dalit-led regime the police say it is of one Santosh fished out of a pond in Raj Mahal (right) is making life miserable for a Rajput Mishra, a local who disappeared in patriarch and his son. 2001. Also in police custody is the “eco- charisma, family loyalty and patronage. It began in October last year, when nomic empire” of the Bhadri estate. The He is at once abhorred and adulated. Raghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja Bhaiya, district administration has seized 33 The arrest of Udai Pratap has alarm- 33, independent MLA from Kunda, liquor shops. The legal owners of these ed the Rajput community. From Amar Pratapgarh district, was arrested for vends, it says, are proxies for Raja Singh, general secretary, Samajwadi allegedly threatening a pro-Mayawati Bhaiya and his father. -
What India's By-Elections Tell Us
ISAS Brief No. 339 – 29 August 2014 Institute of South Asian Studies National University of Singapore 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace #08-06 (Block B) Singapore 119620 Tel: (65) 6516 4239 Fax: (65) 6776 7505 www.isas.nus.edu.sg http://southasiandiaspora.org What India’s By-Elections tell Us Ronojoy Sen 1 After a national election that was held in nine phases over several weeks there is something of a poll fatigue in India. But the electoral cycle never really ceases in India and there is hardly a month that goes by without an election of some sort. The latest round of elections held on 21 August was not part of the normal electoral cycle, but one necessitated by either the death of an incumbent or the seat having been vacated for some other reason. What made the by-elections significant was that 18 seats spread across the states of Bihar, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka went to polls. The results, announced on 25 August, were disappointing for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which will soon complete 100 days in government at the Centre. The BJP and its allies won eight seats while the Congress and regional parties won 10. Re-alignment in Bihar Of the 18 seats where elections were held, the eastern state of Bihar had the lion’s share with 10 seats. Bihar was also important for another reason. A new political formation, with rival leaders 1 Dr Ronojoy Sen is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), an autonomous research institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) at NUS. -
CAPSTONE 19-4 Indo-Pacific Field Study
CAPSTONE 19-4 Indo-Pacific Field Study Subject Page Combatant Command ................................................ 3 New Zealand .............................................................. 53 India ........................................................................... 123 China .......................................................................... 189 National Security Strategy .......................................... 267 National Defense Strategy ......................................... 319 Charting a Course, Chapter 9 (Asia Pacific) .............. 333 1 This page intentionally blank 2 U.S. INDO-PACIFIC Command Subject Page Admiral Philip S. Davidson ....................................... 4 USINDOPACOM History .......................................... 7 USINDOPACOM AOR ............................................. 9 2019 Posture Statement .......................................... 11 3 Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Philip S. Davidson, U.S. Navy Photos Admiral Philip S. Davidson (Photo by File Photo) Adm. Phil Davidson is the 25th Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), America’s oldest and largest military combatant command, based in Hawai’i. USINDOPACOM includes 380,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coast Guardsmen and Department of Defense civilians and is responsible for all U.S. military activities in the Indo-Pacific, covering 36 nations, 14 time zones, and more than 50 percent of the world’s population. Prior to becoming CDRUSINDOPACOM on May 30, 2018, he served as -
Role of Caste System in Bihar Assembly Politics
www.ijcrt.org © 2020 IJCRT | Volume 8, Issue 10 October 2020 | ISSN: 2320-2882 Role Of Caste System in Bihar Assembly Politics: A critical Analysis Dr.Binita Supriya Assistant professor, Dept of Political Science, Rajkiya Sanskriti College, patna, Abstract: The caste system in Bihar Assembly politics has traditionally influenced by caste, religion and gender biased to a large extent. It had been seen that caste based politics play a vital role in establishment of local self government and state government. since the beginning of independence era. After first general election which was held in 1951 till 1967 upper caste dominated the politics and political parties in Bihar. But after 1967, resurgence of middle caste and scheduled caste replace the upper caste in Bihar political scenario. In Bihar political system currently, there are four main political parties: Rashtriya Janata Dal ,Janata Dal United, Bhartiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress. All Four along with some smaller Regional parties like Rashtriya Lok Samta party ,Hindustan Awam Morcha, janadhikar party and many small political parties are playing vital role in Bihar politics while Lok janshakti party is also an important player in Bihar politics. These various political parties try to bring about political and socio-economic changed based on on their particular caste group. Majority of the political parties associate themselves with a particular caste like Yadav, Bhumihar, Brahmin, Rajput, Kayastha,OBC, BC, Dalit and Mahadalit. This is done for political benefits and vote bank politics. Bihar is currently Rule By Janata Dal United and Bhartiya Janata Party coalition. Bihar 52.47percent of the major population are illiterate and around 75% population resides in rural areas of Bihar and the main occupation is agriculture and labourer migrants. -
PRESS RELEASE 29 March 2019
PRESS RELEASE 29 March 2019 Statement by Shri Randeep Singh Surjewala, In-Charge, Communications, AICC महागठबंधन को मोदीजी के बबखरते ए महाठगबंधन को कोई ज्ञान लेने की ज़셁रत नही ं! ‘Court Jester’ of ‘महाठगबंधन’ should be the last one to write any ‘Bogus Blogs’ on Electoral Politics! Parties that propped PM Modi, now dumping the sinking ship- BJP’s Hypocrisy remain! PM Modi’s Finance Minister aka ‘Bogus Blogger’ should decide on which side of the ‘alliance argument’ the BJP stands. If the BJP stands at the ‘महाबमलावटी’ argument as espoused by PM Modi, their argument falls flat, because a 30 Member NDA, during 2014 became a 42 Member alliance in 2019. Will Shri Arun Jaitley not term this as ‘महाबमलावटी’? If the BJP stands at the argument that ‘alliances should happen in the interest of the nation’ then too – we should see how the BJP and its alliance partners have treated each other. BJP’s alliances are based on POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM, while Congress’ alliance is based on COMMON IDEOLOGY BJP has aligned with party’s that are traditionally ideological opponents – like the PDP. BJP has broken parties in smaller states like – People’s Party of Arunachal & MGP in Goa to attain power. BJP shares power with ally NPP in Meghalaya, but NPP fields candidates against them in all NE states for Lok Sabha elections. BJP’s ‘Operation Kamal’ failed miserably in Karnataka & during Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections. Since Shri Arun Jaitley does not understand the nuts and bolts of electoral politics on ground, let us give him some stark examples and show him the reality of how opportunistic and ideological deficient BJP’s so called alliances are:- Maharashtra BJP’s long term ally Shiv Sena uses ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’, never leaves an opportunity. -
Is the Coalition Era Over in Indian Politics? Adnan Farooquia & E
This article was downloaded by: [Columbia University] On: 06 December 2014, At: 19:49 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ctrt20 Is the Coalition Era Over in Indian Politics? Adnan Farooquia & E. Sridharanb a Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India b University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India, New Delhi, India Published online: 04 Dec 2014. Click for updates To cite this article: Adnan Farooqui & E. Sridharan (2014): Is the Coalition Era Over in Indian Politics?, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2014.988457 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. -
List of Members of Lok Sabha - Bihar
List of Members of Lok Sabha - Bihar List of Members of Lok Sabha - Bihar Constituency Name of Member of Lok Sabha Party Paschim Champaran Sanjay Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party Purvi Champaran Radha Mohan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Sheohar Rama Devi Bharatiya Janata Party Sitamarhi Sunil Kumar Pintu Janata Dal (United) Madhubani Ashok Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Jhanjharpur Ramprit Mandal Janata Dal (United) Supaul Dileshwar Kamait Janata Dal (United) Araria Pradeep Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Kishanganj Mohammad Jawed Indian National Congress Katihar Dulal Chandra Goswami Janata Dal (United) Purnia Santosh Kumar Janata Dal (United) Madhepura Dinesh Chandra Yadav Janata Dal (United) Darbhanga Gopal Jee Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad Bharatiya Janata Party Vaishali Veena Devi Lok Janshakti Party Gopalganj Alok Kumar Suman Janata Dal (United) Siwan Kavita Singh Janata Dal (United) Maharajganj Janardan Singh Sigriwal Bharatiya Janata Party Saran Rajiv Pratap Rudy Bharatiya Janata Party Hajipur Pashupati Kumar Paras Lok Janshakti Party Ujiarpur Nityanand Rai Bharatiya Janata Party Begusarai Giriraj Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Khagaria Mehboob Ali Kaiser Lok Janshakti Party Bhagalpur Ajay Kumar Mandal Janata Dal (United) Banka Giridhari Yadav Janata Dal (United) Munger Lalan Singh Janata Dal (United) Nalanda Kaushalendra Kumar Janata Dal (United) Patna Sahib Ravi Shankar Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party Pataliputra Ram Kripal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Arrah Raj Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Buxar Ashwini Kumar Choubey Bharatiya Janata Party Sasaram Chhedi Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party Karakat Mahabali Singh Janata Dal (United) Jahanabad Chandeshwar Prasad Janata Dal (United) Aurangabad Sushil Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Gaya Vijay Kumar Manjhi Janata Dal (United) Nawada Chandan Singh Lok Janshakti Party Jamui Chirag Paswan Lok Janshakti Party .