CONTENTS:
Introduction: Normalization of the 'Post-Congress Polity'.
1. Between Fortuna and Virtu: Explaining Congress' Ambiguous Victory in 2009.
2. Modi's Political Craft and the Limping Congress.
3. Rajasthan: Stable Two-party Competition.
4. Punjab: Towards Consolidation of a Bipolar Policy.
5. Congress Win Reverse the Trend of Lok Sabha Elections in Haryana.
6. Himachal Pradesh: Continued Bi-party Competition.
7. 2009 Parliamentary Elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
8. Delhi Elections: Mandate for Policy Consonance.
9. Uttarakhand: Resurgence of the Congress.
10. Uttar Pradesh: The Ebb and Flow of Party Support.
11. Bihar: Development Finally Delivered.
12. Permanent Incumbency Shattered: Development Dilemma and Electoral Choice in West Bengal.
13. Sikkim: A Case of Dominance of the Ruling Party.
14. Arunachal Pradesh: Ruling Party Syndrome.
15. Nagaland: Electoral Politics Amidst Insurgency.
16. Meghalaya's Fluid Party Alignments.
17. Triumph for Congress in Assam.
18. Jharkhand: Defies the National Trend.
19. Madhya Pradesh: Unexpected Gains for Congress.
20. Chief Minister Wins Chhattisgrarh for BJP.
21. Survival in the Midst of Decline: A Decade of Congress Rule in Maharashtra, 1999-2009.
22. Goa: Decline of the North-South Divide?
23. Karnataka 2008-9: BJP Penetrates the South.
24. Andhra Pradesh: Political Shifts and Electoral Volatility.
25. Kerala's Electoral Pendulum Swings Back and Forth.
Appendix I.
Appendix II.
Index.