00838pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001800040245004900058260000900107300001500116362002000131520045500151650003800606650001400644773003400658180718b1999   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPradeep Kumar  aShifting political loyalities in Uttarakhand  c1999  ap.2459-464  a21 Aug & 28 Sep  aThe people of Uttarakhand have broken from their traditional centripetalist politics and the movement for a separate state of Uttarakhand has become spontaneous, no longer dependent on politicians for mobilisation. This makes Uttarakhand a distinct political entity for analysis. The region has recently voted for the BJP as it had no other choice - it rejects Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and any party that associates with it. - Reproduced  aElections - India - Uttar Pradesh  aElections  aEconomic and Political Weekly