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Congress After Indira: Policy, Power, Political Change (1984 -2009) (Oxford India Paperbacks)

	Congress After Indira: Policy, Power, Political Change (1984 -2009) (Oxford India Paperbacks) by Hasan, Zoya
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In the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination, the Congress party swept the polls in 1984. It reached its zenith with Rajiv Gandhi at the helm. However, due to shifts in Indian polity, economy and society, this period marked the end of the Congress epoch. It was only a couple of decades later that the Congress was able to emerge as a dominant party again. How did the new Indian political landscape shape the development and the comeback of the Congress in the 2004 parliamentary elections in a coalition? What was the role of contemporary Congress politics, its policy, its organization and leadership in the face of these challenges? Congress after Indira seeks answers to these questions.

This richly researched and nuanced study of the Congress party advances our understanding and perceptions of political structures, processes and Indian politics.
Book Features

Traces the changes within the Indian National Congress after Indira Gandhi
Documents shifts in Indian politics and the subsequent strategy of the Congress
Provides insights into contemporary Indian politics
Based on current materials and interviews

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction

Ayodhya and the Politics of Religion
Economic Liberalization and Its Discontents
Regime Change and Working a Coalition
Two Power Centres and Government-Party Relations
Coping with Inequalities
Defending Livelihoods
Co-opting the Minorities
Indo-US Nuclear Deal and Great Power Ambitions

Conclusion
Bibliography
IndexISBN - 9780199453351

Pages : 272