India's 2019 Elections: The Hindutva Wave and Indian Nationalism

Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Hindu Nationalism and TINA Propel BJP Wave • Paul Wallace
Part I: Thematic Studies
	1 Bharatiya Janata Party: Consolidating Power • Walter Korfitz Andersen
	2 Foreign Policy and the 2019 Indian National Elections • Sumit Ganguly
	3 Amazing Dimensions of Managing the Biggest Election in World History • S. Y. Quraishi
	4 Staking Gender Equality: The Electoral Dynamics of Identity and Rights • Rainuka Dagar
	5 Political Accountability and Organized Public Action in India: Making Power Answer to People • Jyotirindra Dasgupta and Anshu N. Chatterjee
	6 Election News 2019: Free, Fair and Fake? Examining Trends in Misinformation around Indian National Polls • Pallava Bedi and Devika Malik
Part II: Analytical State Studies
	A. Northern Cluster
		7 War of Perception, Brand Modi and Voters’ Choice in Uttar Pradesh • Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar
		8 Claims of Alternative Politics of AAP: Whither? Why? Punjab and the 2019 Elections • Pramod Kumar
		9 Madhya Pradesh: A Potemkin Village of the New India under Modi 2.0 • Avinash Kumar and Pooja Rani
	B. Kashmir and Western Cluster
		10 Jammu and Kashmir Elections: A Precursor to ‘No More Two Flags, Two Constitutions’ • Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay and Husnain Iqbal
		11 Gujarati Voters’ Faith and Pride: The 2019 Elections • Ghanshyam Shah
		12 Onward March of BJP in Maharashtra • Suhas Palshikar and Nitin Birmal
	C. Eastern and Southern Cluster
		13 West Bengal 2019: The Summer of Our Discontent • Sriroop Chaudhuri
		14 Biju Janata Dal’s Fifth Term in Odisha • Pradeep Nayak
		15 Populist Regimes, Electoral Dynamics and Contrasting Outcomes: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in 2019 • Karli Srinivasulu
		16 Karnataka: BJP’s Spectacular Victory over the Congress and JD(S) • Shivaputra S. Patagundi and Prakash Desai
		17 Tamil Nadu: Political Pluralism and Party System Changes • C. Manikandan and Andrew Wyatt
		18 Kerala: The Exception That Proves the Rule? • James Chiriyankandath
	D. Northeast
		19 Assam Polls: The Hindutva Wave • Akhil Ranjan Dutta
		20 Politics of Identity, Regionalism and the BJP: A Synoptic View from Northeast India • Rajesh Dev
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