The State of India's Democracy

Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix Sumit Ganguly I. Politics Parties and the Party System, 1947--2006 3(23) M.V. Rajeev Gowda E. Sridharan Reading the Election Results 26(19) Steven I. Wilkinson Democracy and Ethnic Conflict 45(22) Rajat Ganguly Caste and the Rise of Marginalized Groups 67(22) Christophe Jaffrelot II. The State Federalism's Success 89(18) Subrata K. Mitra The Rise of Judicial Sovereignty 107(14) Pratap Bhanu Mehta Police Agencies and Coercive Power 121(22) Arvind Verma III. Society The Role of Civil Society 143(18) Niraja Gopal Jayal Civil Society versus Corruption 161(15) Rob Jenkins Breaking News: The Media Revolution 176(19) Praveen Swami IV. The Economy Economic Growth and Political Accommodation 195(14) Aseema Sinha The State of the States 209(18) Sunila S. Kale Index 227