Karnataka - Expanding social base of the Congress

Authors
Assadi, M
Citation
M. Assadi, Karnataka - Expanding social base of the Congress, ECON POLIT, 34(45), 1999, pp. 3161-3165
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration
Journal title
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY
ISSN journal
00129976 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
45
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3161 - 3165
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(19991106)34:45<3161:K-ESBO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Congress victory in the Lok Sabha and assembly election is primarily the re sult of a shift in the MOVD preference - Muslims, other backward castes, vo kkaligas and dalits. BJP's last minute alliance with Janata Dal (United) re duced for both partners their traditional support bases. This article studi es the geography of the election results and extracts the caste politics in them.