Despite this spring’s electoral setback, the BJP retains its dominant position at the center of Indian politics.
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Table of Contents
- The Resilience of Indias Fourth Party System 1
- The Resilience of Indias Fourth Party System 3
- Contents 5
- Introduction 1 5
- Evolution of Indias Party Systems 3 5
- Presence of a Dominant Party 4 5
- Political Centralization 13 5
- Political Competition 16 5
- Nationalization of Electoral Politics 19 5
- Voter Mobilization in National Elections 23 5
- Caste and Social Composition of Representation 26 5
- Conclusion 28 5
- About the Authors 33 5
- Notes 35 5
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 39 5
- Introduction 7
- Evolution of Indias Party Systems 9
- Presence of a Dominant Party 10
- Disaggregating the BJP Vote 11
- Congress Revival 13
- BJPs Expanding Footprint 14
- Figure 4. BJP and Congress Party Record of Top-Two Finishes in Lok Sabha Elections 19842024 15
- State-Level Dynamics 15
- Rajya Sabha Composition 18
- Figure 7. Share of Rajya Sabha Seats by Party 1980-2024 18
- Summing Up 19
- Political Centralization 19
- Effective Number of Parties 20
- Political Competition 22
- Margin of Victory 22
- Vote Share of Winning Candidates 23
- Figure 11. Average Winning Vote Share of MPs in Lok Sabha Elections 19622024 23
- Majority Winners 24
- Nationalization of Electoral Politics 25
- Federalization of the 2024 Verdict 25
- Interaction of State and National Elections 26
- Vote Share Distribution 26
- Figure 13. Vote Share in Lok Sabha Elections 19962024 27
- Examining Strike Rates 28
- Summing Up 28
- Voter Mobilization in National Elections 29
- Overall Voter Turnout 29
- Figure 15. Voter Turnout in Lok Sabha Elections 19522024 30
- Closing Gender Gap in Turnout 31
- Figure 16. Voter Turnout by Gender in Lok Sabha Elections 19672024 31
- Caste and Social Composition of Representation 32
- Patterns of Caste Politics 32
- Dominant and Nondominant Castes 32
- Social Composition of Representation 34
- Conclusion 34
- About the Authors 39
- Acknowledgments 39
- Notes 41
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 45
- South Asia Program 45
