in 1967 saw a fall in congress vote share and seats. The party system which emerged from this general election and till 1989 can be termed as a bipolar system where congress was facing a united opposition in almost all the states. This period also witnessed making of many coalition governments in the states where opposition posed a united front to keep congress out of power. One point can be noted here is that the votes of the congress party declined much more drastically in the assembly elections
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Soumi banerjee. Presidency university ,Kolkata Political sociology paper, TAUGHT BY Y.S.SIR Changing dynamics of Caste In Indian Politics The word ‘CASTE’ is derived from Spanish word ‘CASTA’ which means , ‘breed or lineage or race’. It was first applied by the Portugues to the particular Indian Institutions known by the name of ‘Jati’. CASTE is a ‘state of mind’, ( Ambedkar, 1936 : 33) In 1955, M N Srinivas presented a paper, ‘Castes: Can They Exist in the India of Tomorrow?’, at
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CHAPTER 2 PARTY SYSTEM IN INDIA Political parties are the most significant mechanisms in a democratic government. They both express and form public opinion. They are the chief mechanism of informing and influencing the electorate. As majority party forms the government in centre, the same is valid for the state legislature. Thus, the political parties become all the most important in analyzing any kind of politics in India. As everyone is free to contest election
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Political parties are a necessary evil. Even though parties place people into tiny, little boxes with labels, they also bring Americans together to standardize beliefs and unite us to become stronger. Political parties create a connection between politics and society. The parties speak for a particular set of standards or values and represent those with the same mindset. Political parties also recruit candidates to run for various forms of office. Without the use of parties we would have an unenthusiastic
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implications of the growing role of private military companies (PMCs) for governing global politics Introduction The focus of the investigation, the findings of which are presented in this essay, was on the implications for the governance of global politics of the growing role of private military companies (PMCs). PMCs are different from traditional military contractors, which more often than not are referred to as defense contractors. Traditional military (or defense) contractors manufacture
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President: George Washington President number: 1 Dates in office: 1789-1797 Political party affiliation: Federalist Vice President: John Adams Name an important positive event that occurred during his presidency: Didn’t want to be seen as a monarch Name an important negative event that occurred during his presidency: He didn’t even want to become president. Date of Birth: February 2, 1732 Place of Birth: Pope’s Creek, Virginia Education: Elementary school Religion: Episcopalian Profession
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sajjadkhan Asghar Khan case: Supreme Court (Supreme Court) decision, the country's politics for delay effects that put the cat among the pigeons, and in the future. Former Chief of Staff Gen (R) Mirza Aslam Beg, ISI Lt Gen (RETD) Asad Durrani, former head of funds RS 60 million was received and the former Habib Bank was given 140 million Mehran Bank accused a prominent political leader Younis Habib, everything is thrown into DOCK decision. Although the detailed decision, the Supreme Court of summary
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Asghar Khan case: Supreme Court (Supreme Court) decision, the country's politics for delay effects that put the cat among the pigeons, and in the future. Former Chief of Staff Gen (R) Mirza Aslam Beg, ISI Lt Gen (RETD) Asad Durrani, former head of funds RS 60 million was received and the former Habib Bank was given 140 million Mehran Bank accused a prominent political leader Younis Habib, everything is thrown into DOCK decision. Although the detailed decision, the Supreme Court of summary judgment
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Women continue to be underrepresented in politics today. Although, the formal barriers that stood in a women’s way are now gone, they have been replaced with informal barrier. These barriers can be seen at an “individual, social, and political levels” (Thomas 2013). At an individual level woman are equally engaged in politics when compared to men. Along with their equal likeness to volunteer and be members of a political parties they are also have an equal likeness to sign petitions, engage in
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Name Professor Course Date of Submission What Does Political Science Tell Us about Political Parties? Politics is a study that embroils both humanistic and scientific facets of socio-economic and political establishments. As a social science discipline, political science is concerned primary with the studies of states, nations, communities, parties, and policies that form them (Farrell, Webb, and Janda par. 2). Political Science advocates for a systematic, scientific, and fastidious efforts
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