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The Tiger Triumphant: The Mobilization and Alignment of the Indian Electorate

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  • Vanderbok, William G.

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The literature on Indian electoral behaviour portrays parliamentary elections since independence as a series of critical, realigning and restoring contests in which voters are repelled by and attracted to the Congress party in great waves. The model is examined from the perspective of voter mobilization. Not only is the established view misleading, it often fails even to describe accurately what actually happened. Significant differences in voting behaviour are found separating the Hindi and non-Hindi speaking areas of India. District-level voting trends are explored within the framework of a multiple regression model applied comprehensively across all of India's general elections and administrative districts. Persistence of democratic politics is to a considerable degree due to the contained volatility of the Congress and opposition party coalitions.

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  • Vanderbok, William G., 1990. "The Tiger Triumphant: The Mobilization and Alignment of the Indian Electorate," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(2), pages 237-261, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:20:y:1990:i:02:p:237-261_00
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