India's 2014 elections a modi-led bjp sweep

List of TablesList of FiguresList of AbbreviationsPrefaceI: THEMATIC STUDIESIntroduction: Single Party and Strong Leadership Paul WallaceThe Resistance of Regionalism: BJP\'s Limitations and the Resilience of State Parties Christophe Jaffrelot and Gilles VerniersThe Bharatiya Janata Party: A Victory for Narendra Modi Walter K AndersenGender Narratives and Elections: Mandate for Safety, Development or Rights? Rainuka DagarCivic Scrutiny, Organized Action and Democratic Consolidation Jyotirindra Dasgupta and Anshu N ChatterjeeII : ANALYTICAL STATE STUDIESNorthern 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 KumarKashmir 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 BirmalEastern 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 DesaiNorth East   BJP\'s Consolidation, AIUDF\'s Polarization and Congress\' Defeat in Assam Akhil Ranjan DuttaAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex