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It opens up space for new theoretical and methodological reflections on electoral democracy, critically taking on such salient issues as development, terrorism, charisma, media, new mechanisms of mobilization, nationalism, rumour, religion, regionalism, polarisation, space, Muslim vote, and caste. Media, Corporates, and Democracy: Lessons from the General Elections Sudhir Pattnaik On The Ground: The Unfolding of the General Election Campaign Patrick French Unity in Diversity: Democracy and Manifestos in the Indian Elections Irfan Ahmad On Studying Elections and Democracy: A Conversation with T. Hindutva's Reach Out to Muslims in Elections: A Historical Analysis Mohammad Reyaz 9. As such the volume situates the elections in relation to changing nature and forms of elections and democracy globally, in particular in conversation with those in the democratic nation-states in the West.

About the author This volume explores how the Bharatiya Janta Party BJP won the Parliamentary elections with such an unprecedented majority, and what irfan ahmad victory means for politics in general and Indian politics in particular.

Irfan ahmad most other studies on elections in India, this book puts human subjectivity at the centre of election studies.

Does Space Matter in Electoral Democracy? Analyzing the Mother Ganges' Irfan ahmad to the BJP's Prime Ministerial Candidate Bikramaditya K. It sociologically and historically examines the enduring as well as changing institutional, social, political, and cultural landscapes in which voting takes place.

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The anthropological-sociological perspective the volume places before readers draws on political-social theory whereby the volume also examine the larger and changing contours of modernity, democracy and elections being its key faces. Index: List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Preface Democracy and the Algebra of Warfare-Welfare Irfan Ahmad 1. Modi and the Spectre of Terrorism: Crafting the Hindutva Icon Manisha Sethi 3. Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Politics: The Baba Ramdev-BJP Partnership in the Elections Pralay Kanungo 4. Communal Violence, Electoral Polarization, and Muslim Representation: Muzaffarnagar Hilal Ahmed 6. Thirunavukkarasu 8. This volume is distinct in its ability to focus squarely on the empirical acts of voting. Gujarat Model and the Right-Wing Shift in Zoya Hasan 5. Democracy as Rumor: Media, Religion, and the Indian Elections Irfan Ahmad 2. Caste and Cultural Icons: BJP's Politics of Appropriation in Tamil Nadu R.