India's 2014 elections: a modi-led BJP sweep

List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; I: THEMATIC STUDIES; Introduction: Single Party and Strong Leadership Paul Wallace; The Resistance of Regionalism: BJP's Limitations and the Resilience of State Parties Christophe Jaffrelot and Gilles Verniers; The Bharatiya Janata Party: A Victory for Narendra Modi Walter K Andersen; Gender Narratives and Elections: Mandate for Safety, Development or Rights? Rainuka Dagar; Civic Scrutiny, Organized Action and Democratic Consolidation Jyotirindra Dasgupta and Anshu N Chatterjee; II : ANALYTICAL STATE STUDIES; Northern Cluster; Understanding the BJP's Victory in Uttar Pradesh Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar; Saffron Deluge Inundates Masters of Mandal Politics in Bihar Maneesha Roy and Ravi Ranjan; Reclaiming the Capital: BJP's Clean Sweep in Delhi Ravi Ranjan; Decoding the Electoral Verdict in Punjab: Future of Regional Parties? Pramod Kumar; Kashmir and Western Cluster; Kashmir's Contentious Politics: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay and Mohita Bhatia; Mega Marketing and Management: Gujarat's 2014 Elections Ghanshyam Shah; Maharashtra: Congress' Dramatic Decline Suhas Palshikar and Nitin Birmal; Eastern and Southern Cluster; TMC Dethrones the LF in West Bengal after Thirty-four Years of Uninterrupted Rule Amiya K Chaudhuri; Tamil Nadu: Strategic Interaction and Alliance Choices Andrew Wyatt; Andhra Bifurcation and Electoral Outcomes: Contextual Change, Social Coalitions and Developmental Discourse Karli Srinivasulu; Karnataka: Change and Continuity in 2014 S S Patagundi and Prakash Desai; North East; BJP's Consolidation, AIUDF's Polarization and Congress' Defeat in Assam Akhil Ranjan Dutta; About the Editor and Contributors; Index