Election 1999: Rajasthan - Caste and two-party system

Authors
Lodha, S
Citation
S. Lodha, Election 1999: Rajasthan - Caste and two-party system, ECON POLIT, 34(48), 1999, pp. 3344-3349
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration
Journal title
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY
ISSN journal
00129976 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
48
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3344 - 3349
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(19991127)34:48<3344:E1R-CA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The jat rebellion, Kargil and Vajpaee combined to give BJP a Landslide vict ory in the recent Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. While the jats coul d move back to the Congress, the BJP could improve its base among the upper castes and also the SCs and STs. All other parties have been virtually eli minated. Any movement for subaltern assertiveness must be shaped within the two-party system.