State Politics in Contemporary India

Name: State Politics in Contemporary India
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Conundrums and Possibilities

by Yatindra Singh Sisodia, Ashutosh Kumar, Pratip Chattopadhyay

1st Edition

Publisher: Routledge

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Print ISBN	9781041291336
eText ISBN	9781040449370
Publisher	Routledge
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	1st Edition
Language	English
Pages	324

State Politics in Contemporary India, 1st Edition, edited by Yatindra Singh Sisodia, Ashutosh Kumar, and Pratip Chattopadhyay, examines subnational governance across Indian regions through a combined federalist and centrist prism. The 324-page volume treats individual states as primary units of inquiry to evaluate how subnational structures interact with central authority.

The text compares welfare governance models established by the BJP, AAP, and TMC across regional jurisdictions. It analyzes interactions connecting political parties to women voters in Uttar Pradesh following the 2012 elections. Furthermore, dedicated chapters address the electoral impact of tribal political parties in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh after 2018.

Published by Routledge, this volume organizes regional data into comparative thematic arcs. It supports course work for students of Indian politics and provides research material for scholars of federalism.

Chapter 1: State Politics in Contemporary India: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Politics in the Indian States: A Comparative Perspective
Chapter 3: Studying State-Level Politics in India: Reading the Literature
Chapter 4: Geography of Electoral Support: The BJP and Congress Over Time
Chapter 5: State Politics, Governance and Raj Dharma: Reading the Ancient Texts
Chapter 6: Union Territories in Indian Federation: Architype of Constitutional Asymmetry
Chapter 7: The Office of Governor in India's Federal Polity: A Comparative Study of UPA and NDA Regimes (2004-2024)
Chapter 8: Constitutional Silences and Centre-State Relations: Can Governor’s Assent to Bills be Withheld?
Chapter 9: India’s Muslims and Federal Democracy
Chapter 10: Strong Central Command: Changing Contours of State Politics of BJP
Chapter 11: Navigating Development: A Study of Welfare Models of BJP, AAP and TMC
Chapter 12: Economics of State Politics: Exploring Conundrums of Contest and Development with special reference to Madhya Pradesh
Chapter 13: BJP's Madhya Pradesh Odyssey: Politics, Development, and Governance (2003-2023)
Chapter 14: Investigating a Mutual Influence between Political Parties and Women Voters: A Study of Post-2012 Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh
Chapter 15: Changing Dynamics of Haryana Politics: The 2014 Lok Sabha Elections and Beyond
Chapter 16: The Political Significance of Tribal Political Parties in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh: Comparative Study of the Post-2018 Period
Chapter 17: Electoral Politics, Dominant Castes and Social Deficit of Democracy in the Two Telugu States: A Retrospective Analysis
Chapter 18: Politics in West Bengal: The Riddle of Caste Linkages
Chapter 19: From Ethnic Politics to Recasting Hindu Civilisation: The Political Leadership of Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assam