In search of a new balance: caste, region and community in Uttar Pradesh
By: Rai, V.K.
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ArticlePublisher: 1999Description: p.2400-408.Subject(s): Elections - India - Uttar Pradesh | Elections
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: Notwithstanding the fact that the BJP has spread into all regions of the state, there are structural limitations to its emergence as a broad-based dominant party on the lines of the Congress Party earlier. For one, the SP and the BSP which are well-established parties with strong social bases can pose an effective challenge, and for another, the rigid caste polarisation will prevent the BJP from gaining the support of the dalits and the backwards. - Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 34, Issue no: 34-35 | Available | AR42427 |
Notwithstanding the fact that the BJP has spread into all regions of the state, there are structural limitations to its emergence as a broad-based dominant party on the lines of the Congress Party earlier. For one, the SP and the BSP which are well-established parties with strong social bases can pose an effective challenge, and for another, the rigid caste polarisation will prevent the BJP from gaining the support of the dalits and the backwards. - Reproduced
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