000			01376nam a22001577a 4500
020			_a9789353886790
082			_a352.054792 _bPAL
100			_aPalshikar, Suhas
245			_aThe last fortress of Congress dominance _b Maharashtra since the 1990s
260			_aNew Delhi _bSAGE Publications
300			_axxvii, 280
500			_aWordi/2024/CRB/149 _b2024-04-05
520			_aFocused mainly on Maharashtra’s politics since the 1990s, The Last Fortress of Congress Dominance also provides its readers a clear view of the historical context and the socio-political forces that have dominated the state since the 1950s. The politics of Maharashtra has been woven around two key factors: the Congress party and the Marathas. Attempts by the Shiv Sena and the BJP to emerge as alternatives to the Congress have had only limited success so far. As the state politics witnesses the transition into a new party system, the book presents a detailed study on the party system of Maharashtra and situates the analysis in the broader context of crisis of the Marathas and the many distortions of the state’s political economy. Aided by rich survey data from the National Election Studies, for all elections since 1996, the book presents a long-term view of the politics of Maharashtra as the state completes 60 years of its existence.
650			_aPolitics
942			_cBK
999			_c224819 _d224819