The Crusader How Modi Won 2019 Elections

Author : Randeep Sisodia
Publisher : Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789390441006

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The Crusader: How Modi Won 2019 Elections by Randeep Sisodia Pdf

After the mammoth victory in 2014 elections, as Modi geared up for executing his transformation agendas, Rahul initiated a spirited attack from the opposition. Many sworn enemies joined hands to launch concerted attempts at damaging Modi’s image. These efforts eventually made some headway as Modi lost key by-polls and crucial state elections in 2018. However, his X-factor remained intact, further bolstered by the dramatic turn of events closer to 2019 elections, testing him to the hilt. This book takes you through the moves and countermoves that led to Modi’s victory, and also answers the ever-eluding question in politics – How to win the trust of people? It also identifies key leadership traits and does a comparative analysis between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, and resultantly, between BJP and Congress. The Crusader is a well-researched and informative account of how Modi won the election battle in 2019, and how he continues to fight the war for the idea of a new India.

Author : Sandeep Shastri,Ashutosh Kumar,Yatindra Singh Sisodia
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000476972

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Electoral Dynamics in the States of India by Sandeep Shastri,Ashutosh Kumar,Yatindra Singh Sisodia Pdf

This empirically rich volume presents a holistic picture of the electoral process in Indian states and the return of the BJP to power. Drawing on the 2019 elections, it presents ground-level data to understand various aspects of elections: the nature of campaigning, caste, class and identity politics, electoral issues, poll strategies of different parties in the fray, electoral issues, electoral verdicts, the contestants, the leadership factor, the formation of government, among other empirical details. The essays underline the determinants of electoral behaviour by looking into the correlation between the background variables of voters and their voting choices. The essays also compare and contrast the 2019 election verdicts from the earlier elections held in the state under study. A long view of Indian state politics, this book will be essential reference for scholars and researchers of politics, especially political processes, and South Asian studies.

Author : Jane Duncan,Linda Gordon,Gunnett Kaaf,Dale T McKinley,Alf Gunvald Nilsen,Devan Pillay,Mandla J Radebe,Alfredo Saad-Filho,Ingar Solty
Publisher : Wits University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781776147007

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Destroying Democracy by Jane Duncan,Linda Gordon,Gunnett Kaaf,Dale T McKinley,Alf Gunvald Nilsen,Devan Pillay,Mandla J Radebe,Alfredo Saad-Filho,Ingar Solty Pdf

A history of the erosion of democracy across the globe Democracy is being destroyed. This is a crisis that expresses itself in the rising authoritarianism visible in divisive and exclusionary politics, populist political parties and movements, increased distrust in fact-based information and news, and the withering accountability of state institutions. Over the last four decades, democracy has radically shifted to a market democracy in which all aspects of human, non-human and planetary life are commodified, with corporations becoming more powerful than states and their citizens. This is how neoliberal capitalism functions at a systemic level and if left unchecked, is the greatest threat to democracy and a sustainable planet. Volume six of the Democratic Marxism series focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases – India, Brazil, South Africa and the United States of America – in which the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled and highlighted the pre-existing crisis. They interrogate issues of politics, ecology, state security, media, access to information and political parties, and affirm the need to reclaim and re-build an expansive and inclusive democracy. Destroying Democracy is an invaluable resource for the general public, activists, scholars and students who are interested in understanding the threats to democracy and the rising tide of authoritarianism in the global south and the global north.

Author : Anil Maheshwari
Publisher : Om Books International
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789391258481

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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022 by Anil Maheshwari Pdf

Nine of India’s 14 prime ministers have been elected from constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state and most complex political battleground.The road to Delhi is said to go through Lucknow. Hence, elections in UP are among the most hotly debated and closely watched political contests in the nation. With the UP Legislative Assembly elections scheduled for the first quarter of 2022, UP Elections 2022: More Than a State at Stake raises the all-important question: who will emerge winner in UP in 2022? How will this victory impact the general elections in 2024? In the 2017 Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a massive win in UP, bagging 312 seats in the 403-seat Assembly. The Samajwadi Party (SP) won 47 seats and its ally, the Congress, only seven.The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ended up with 19 seats, its worst tally ever. In UP Elections 2022: More Than a State at Stake, well-known journalist and political commentator Anil Maheshwari analyses the caste and religious factors that colour electoral outcomes while taking a hard look at the political alliances gearing up to wrest power back from the BJP. Teeming with insightful predictions about the future of UP, and by extension, the nation, this book is a must-read for those who are invested in Indian democracy.

Author : Hilal Ahmed,R. K. Mishra,K. N. Jehangir
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000573190

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Rethinking Muslim Personal Law by Hilal Ahmed,R. K. Mishra,K. N. Jehangir Pdf

This volume critically analyses Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in India and offers an alternative perspective to look at MPL and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) debate. Tracing the historical origins of this legal mechanism and its subsequent political manifestations, it highlights the complex nature of MPL as a sociological phenomenon, driven by context-specific social norms and cultural values. With expert contributions, it discusses wide-ranging themes and issues including MPL reforms and human rights; decoding of UCC in India; the contentious Triple Talaq bill and MPL; the Shah Bano case; Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) in postcolonial India; women’s equality and family laws; and MPL in the media discourse in India. The volume highlights that although MPL is inextricably linked to Sharia, it does not necessarily determine the everyday customs and local practices of Muslim communities in India This topical book will greatly interest scholars and researchers of law and jurisprudence, political studies, Islamic studies, Muslim Personal Law, history, multiculturalism, South Asian studies, sociology of religion, sociology of law and family law. It will also be useful to practitioners, policymakers, law professionals and journalists.

Author : RAJDEEP SARDESAI
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789353573935

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2019 by RAJDEEP SARDESAI Pdf

On 23 May 2019, when the results of the general elections were announced, Narendra Modi and the BJP-led NDA coalition were voted back to power with an overwhelming majority. To some, the numbers of Modi's victory came as something of a surprise; for others, the BJP's triumph was a vindication of their belief in the government and its policies. Irrespective of one's political standpoint, one thing was beyond dispute: this was a landmark verdict, one that deserved to be reported and analysed with intelligence -- and without bias.Rajdeep Sardesai's new book, 2019: How Modi Won India, does just that. What was it that gave Modi an edge over the opposition for the second time in five years? How was the BJP able to trounce its rivals in states that were once Congress bastions? What was the core issue in the election: a development agenda or national pride? As he relives the excitement of the many twists and turns that took place over the last five years, culminating in the 2019 election results, Rajdeep helps the reader make sense of the contours and characteristics of a rapidly changing India, its politics and its newsmakers. If the 2014 elections changed India, 2019 may well have defined what 'new India' is likely to be all about. 2019: How Modi Won India takes a look at that fascinating story, which is still developing.

Author : Soner Cagaptay
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786722362

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The New Sultan by Soner Cagaptay Pdf

In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. Since 2002, Erdo?an has consolidated his hold on domestic politics while using military and diplomatic means to solidify Turkey as a regional power. His crackdown has been brutal and consistent - scores of journalists arrested, academics officially banned from leaving the country, university deans fired and many of the highest-ranking military officers arrested. In some senses, the nefarious and failed 2016 coup has given Erdo?an the licence to make good on his repeated promise to bring order and stability under a 'strongman'. Here, leading Turkish expert Soner Cagaptay will look at Erdo?an's roots in Turkish history, what he believes in and how he has cemented his rule, as well as what this means for the world. The book will also unpick the 'threats' Erdogan has worked to combat - from the liberal Turks to the Gulen movement, from coup plotters to Kurdish nationalists - all of which have culminated in the crisis of modern Turkey.

Author : Rajeev Bhargava
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0195650271

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Secularism and Its Critics by Rajeev Bhargava Pdf

This book puts together the most important contemporary writings in the debate on secularism. It deals with conceptual, normative and explanatory issues in secularism and addresses urgent questions, including the relevance of secularism to non-Western societies and the question of minority rights.

Author : Nalin Mehta
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040127162

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The New BJP by Nalin Mehta Pdf

This book examines how the BJP became the world’s largest political party. It goes beyond the usual narrative of the party’s Hindutva politics to explain how, under Narendra Modi, the party reshaped the Indian polity using its own brand of social engineering. According to the findings of this book, this reconstruction was cleverly powered by new caste coalitions, the claim of a new welfare state that focused on marginalised social groups and the making of a women-voter base. Based on data from three unique indices—the Mehta–Singh Social Index, which studies the caste composition of Indian political parties; the Narad Index, which calculates communication patterns across topics and audiences; and PollNiti, which connects and tallies hundreds of political and economic datasets—The New BJP is full of startling insights into the way both the party and the country function. Previously untapped historical records, exclusive interviews with party leaders and comprehensive reportage from across India provide a fresh understanding of the BJP’s growth areas, including the Northeast and south India. A lucid and objective study of the BJP and India today, this book will be useful to researchers, journalists, students, activists and general public alike. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).

Author : Christophe Jaffrelot
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691247908

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Modi's India by Christophe Jaffrelot Pdf

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the world's largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intolerance Over the past two decades, thanks to Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of national-populism that has ensured its success at the polls, first in Gujarat and then in India at large. Modi managed to seduce a substantial number of citizens by promising them development and polarizing the electorate along ethno-religious lines. Both facets of this national-populism found expression in a highly personalized political style as Modi related directly to the voters through all kinds of channels of communication in order to saturate the public space. Drawing on original interviews conducted across India, Christophe Jaffrelot shows how Modi's government has moved India toward a new form of democracy, an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to second-class citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups. He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists, intellectuals, universities, and NGOs. Jaffrelot explains how the political system of India has acquired authoritarian features for other reasons, too. Eager to govern not only in New Delhi, but also in the states, the government has centralized power at the expense of federalism and undermined institutions that were part of the checks and balances, including India's Supreme Court. Modi's India is a sobering account of how a once-vibrant democracy can go wrong when a government backed by popular consent suppresses dissent while growing increasingly intolerant of ethnic and religious minorities.

Author : Rajdeep Sardesai
Publisher : Rupa Publication
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9353041546

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Newsman by Rajdeep Sardesai Pdf

The monk who mesmerized everyone with his nuanced and lucid thoughts, who galvanized Indians into realizing the importance of their ancient religion and civilization and who made the entire world take notice of India-Swami Vivekananda continues to live in the collective consciousness of a society even after more than a hundred years since his death.

Author : Arvind Kejriwal
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789350299371

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Swaraj by Arvind Kejriwal Pdf

The last one-and-a-half years in India have been defined by the anti-graft agitation led by Anna Hazare. His key lieutenant, Arvind Kejriwal, has played a central role in the movement. In 2012, as it became clear that the political establishment was not going to accede to the main demand of the movement - to pass the Lokpal Bill. Team Anna demanded the setting up of a Special Investigative Team to probe corrupt politicians. On 25 July 2012, Kejriwal, along with two of his colleagues and Anna Hazare, sat on a fast to press this demand. This book, which serves as a manifesto for the movement going forward, gives practical suggestions as to what the ordinary citizen, the opinion makers and the political establishment in India can do to provide a political alternative, or to achieve true swaraj (self-rule). The author's central point is that power must shift from New Delhi and the state capitals to the village councils and the town communities, so that people can be directly empowered to take decisions about their own lives. A must-read for anyone with a dream to leave behind a better India for the next generation.

Author : Surjit S. Bhalla
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Elections
ISBN : 9388689127

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Citizen Raj by Surjit S. Bhalla Pdf

Author : Aabhas Kumar Maldahiyar
Publisher : Garuda Publications
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Ex-communists
ISBN : 1942426127

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#Modi Again by Aabhas Kumar Maldahiyar Pdf

Aabhas, a self-professed Marxist voted against BJP and Narendra Modi in 2014. This is the story of his journey of transformation from a Modi hater to a Modi supporter. In his own words- "I had both hearts at twenty and now have brain while I kiss thirty. This is a true story of the journey from being a 'Marxist' to an alleged 'Modi Bhakt.' I once saw Arvind Kejriwal as the savior of the realm and Modi as a mass-murderer."A study tour to Ajanta Caves began to shape a new Aabhas. He questioned the indoctrination into Communist ideology he got in college. "India leaped to become the third-fastest growing economy and its respect in the world reflects on the leadership of Modi. This is a New India, making alliances and friends, and willing to hit its enemies hard.

Author : Ajay K Mehra
Publisher : Lancer Publishers LLC
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781935501671

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Party System in India by Ajay K Mehra Pdf

India’s party system has been under flux, transformation and reconfiguration since the end of the 1980s. By the time the sun set on the twentieth century, the party system in India had developed a plurality of national and regional levels and following several experiences in fits and starts, coalition making among the parties too stabilized at the national level. The dawn of twenty first century thus witnessed a federalized party system in place, where coalition making and cohabitation amongst the parties stabilized at both national and regional levels. As a result, since 1999 India has had two completing governments completing their full term at the national level; the third, UPA II, has completed four years, and despite hiccups is likely to complete its full term till mid-2013. However, the party system in the country has turned competitive and several trajectories of alternation are being attempted by parties and leaders, making the emerging political situation fluid. The volume attempts to capture the emerging trajectories of the party system in India in the second decade of the twenty first century with seventeen essays written specially for this volume by scholars who met several times to discuss and formulate questions and critique each other’s drafts. Overall, the volume provides an incisive and comprehensive analysis of the far-reaching changes that India’s political parties and party system are undergoing. It looks into the institutional dimensions, processes and agenda, federal manifestations, transitions (including generational change) and extraneous influences brought in by globalization, Indian Diaspora and the impact of new media technology. Constituting an important contribution to the on-going debate on the Indian party system, this volume will attract the attention of students of Indian politics, political science, democracy, party systems and comparative politics.