Party Competition in Indian States:  Electoral Politics in Post-Congress Polity/ 
Ed. By Suhas Palshikar et. al. 
 - 1st Ed. 
 - New Delhi:  Oxford University Press,  2014. 
 - 563p;,  xxvii,  20cm. 
<br/><br/> CONTENTS:<br/>Introduction: Normalization of the 'Post-Congress Polity'.<br/>1. Between Fortuna and Virtu: Explaining Congress' Ambiguous Victory in 2009.<br/>2. Modi's Political Craft and the Limping Congress.<br/>3. Rajasthan: Stable Two-party Competition.<br/>4. Punjab: Towards Consolidation of a Bipolar Policy.<br/>5. Congress Win Reverse the Trend of Lok Sabha Elections in Haryana.<br/>6. Himachal Pradesh: Continued Bi-party Competition.<br/>7. 2009 Parliamentary Elections in Jammu and Kashmir.<br/>8. Delhi Elections: Mandate for Policy Consonance.<br/>9. Uttarakhand: Resurgence of the Congress.<br/>10. Uttar Pradesh: The Ebb and Flow of Party Support.<br/>11. Bihar: Development Finally Delivered.<br/>12. Permanent Incumbency Shattered: Development Dilemma and Electoral Choice in West Bengal.<br/>13. Sikkim: A Case of Dominance of the Ruling Party.<br/>14. Arunachal Pradesh: Ruling Party Syndrome.<br/>15. Nagaland: Electoral Politics Amidst Insurgency.<br/>16. Meghalaya's Fluid Party Alignments.<br/>17. Triumph for Congress in Assam.<br/>18. Jharkhand: Defies the National Trend.<br/>19. Madhya Pradesh: Unexpected Gains for Congress.<br/>20. Chief Minister Wins Chhattisgrarh for BJP.<br/>21. Survival in the Midst of Decline: A Decade of Congress Rule in Maharashtra, 1999-2009.<br/>22. Goa: Decline of the North-South Divide?<br/>23. Karnataka 2008-9: BJP Penetrates the South.<br/>24. Andhra Pradesh: Political Shifts and Electoral Volatility.<br/>25. Kerala's Electoral Pendulum Swings Back and Forth.<br/>Appendix I.<br/>Appendix II.<br/>Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198099178 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.20954  / PAR