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India after the 2014 general elections: BJP dominance and the crisis of the third party system
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Abstract This article critically assesses claims that India has entered a new party system after the 2014 general elections, marked by renationalisation with the BJP as the new 'dominant' party.' To assess these claims, we examine the electoral rise of the BJP in the build-up to and since the 2014 general el... view more
This article critically assesses claims that India has entered a new party system after the 2014 general elections, marked by renationalisation with the BJP as the new 'dominant' party.' To assess these claims, we examine the electoral rise of the BJP in the build-up to and since the 2014 general elections until the state assembly elections in December 2018. Overall, we argue that despite the emerging dominance of the BJP, a core feature of the third party system -a system of binodal interactions- has remained largely intact albeit in a somewhat weaker form. Furthermore, by comparing the post 2014 Indian party system with key electoral features of the first three party systems, we conclude that the rise of the BJP has thrown the third-party system into crisis, but does not yet define the consolidation of a new party system.... view less
Keywords
party; political system; constitution; India; party politics; party system; one-party system; transfer from private to state ownership; multi-party system; election; voting; observation; election campaign; voter turnout; political change; prognosis; South Asia
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Indian People's Party; Indian National Congress
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 329-354
Journal
Regional & Federal Studies, 29 (2019) 3
Issue topic
Second Annual Review of Regional Elections
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2019.1614921
ISSN
1743-9434
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0