Modi and the United States
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won an unprecedented victory in India’s sixteenth general election. The scope of its victory ensures that the prime minister apparent, Narendra Modi, will not …...
View ArticleModi-fying India? A presidential campaign and the challenge of parliamentary...
With the din of the Indian election campaign dying away and the refrain of the BJP – “Abki baar, Modi sarkar” (This time, Modi government) – about to … Read the rest
View ArticleWhat’s left of the Left?
Even as the exit polls were being broadcast, with predictions that the Left Front would be decimated (the predictions placed the Left as securing 7-13 votes), party boss Sitaram Yechury… Read the rest
View ArticleThe Continuing Importance of Regional Parties: The View from Tamil Nadu
The results of the 2014 Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu showed that regional parties continue to dominate politics in the state. The headline story is the remarkable victory of … Read the rest
View ArticleRetrospective of the #IndiaVotes2014 blogpost series
With the elections in India over, it’s time to revisit our #IndiaVotes2014 blogpost series organised by Professor Katharine Adeney for Ballots and Bullets and IAPS! 1) The Continuing … Read...
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