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One-sided contest

THE Bharatiya Janata Party-Biju Janata Dal alliance tightened its hold on Orissa in a largely one-sided electoral tussle. It won 19 of the 21 seats, t

Gains for the BJP

ON the face of it, the Bharatiya Janata Party dominated the Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, winning 29 out of the 40 seats. However, as is ofte

Clear lines of cleavage in Gujarat

EVEN as several incumbent State governments were taken to task by the voters in the latest round of elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party survived the

Swing in Jat vote

DESPITE a good showing in the last Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the Congress (I) suffered a major setback in Rajasthan this time. Its tally of se

West Bengal: Limited losses for the Left

IN the Lok Sabha elections of 1998 the Left Front in West Bengal received a jolt when the newly formed Trinamul Congress displaced the Congress(I) as

Participatory upsurge of the oppressed

WITH the country having witnessed five general elections in 10 years, it is not surprising that one hears about "voter fatigue". The media have often

Congress(I) dominates in all regions

THE 1999 elections marked a comeback for the Congress(I) in all regions of Karnataka. The party avenged its humiliating defeat in the 1994 Assembly el

CSDS Team with SANDEEP SHASTRI

No major shift in popular mood

IF Tamil Nadu threatened to be a psephologist's nightmare this time, the exit poll disaster of 1998 was not the only reason. The basic alliance arithm

CSDS Team with G. KOTESHWAR PRASAD

A race between traditional rivals

THE outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala reflects continuity rather than change. Notwithstanding media speculation about a possible shock to t

CSDS Team with G. GOPA KUMAR

A triumph of alliance arithmetic

IT is easy to read too much into the victory of the Telugu Desam Party led by N. Chandrababu Naidu in Andhra Pradesh. After all, Chandarababu Naidu ca

CSDS Team with K.C. SURI

'Split factor' decides the outcome

A SIMPLE arithmetical calculation shows that if a split had not taken place in the Congress(I) and the various parties had got the same vote share the

CSDS Team with SUHAS PALSHIKAR

A paradoxical verdict

THE verdict in Uttar Pradesh surprised the pollsters and political analysts, and it continues to surprise the psephologists even after the final figur

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