{"product_id":"indian-politics-policy-akshay-mangla-9781637235690","title":"Indian Politics \u0026 Policy: Vol. 5, No. 1, Summer 2025","description":"We are privileged to have Neelanjan Sircar and Rahul Verma, two accomplished scholars of Indian politics, as guest editors of this special issue on India's 2024 Parliamentary Election. We believe that a year's span is perfect timing for digesting and analysing a significant electoral mandate. The guest editors must be congratulated for attracting a distinguished group of scholars to reflect on the significant learnings from this momentous election. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt cannot be overemphasized that the 2024 General Elections were historic. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after two resounding successes in the parliamentary elections of 2014 and 2019, had made loud declarations that the Party was destined to cross 400 seats in the parliament in 2024. It was a widespread concern among the political opposition that such a result would be permanently debilitating for India's democratic trajectory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eEditor's Introduction\u003cbr\u003eRahul Mukherji \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuest Editors' Introduction: What Does the 2024 National Election Reveal About India?\u003cbr\u003eNeelanjan Sircar and Rahul Verma \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRESEARCH\u003cbr\u003eWhat Does Voter Turnout Tell Us About Election Outcomes?\u003cbr\u003eDishil Shrimankar and Oliver Heath \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssessing the Integrity of India's 2024 General Elections\u003cbr\u003eMilan Vaishnav \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaste, Social Justice, and the Politics of Inclusion in the 2024 Indian General Election\u003cbr\u003eGilles Verniers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrossing Red Lines? The BJP and Democratic Legitimacy in the 2024 Election\u003cbr\u003eYamini Aiyar and Neelanjan Sircar \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePERSPECTIVES\u003cbr\u003eChronicles of a Campaign Foretold: Electioneering in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections\u003cbr\u003eAmogh Dhar Sharma \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaste in Candidate Nomination in the 2024 Election\u003cbr\u003eArvind Kumar \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClass in Indian Politics\u003cbr\u003eIndrajit Roy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSocial Media and Party Organization in India\u003cbr\u003eShahana Sheikh \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eREVIEW ESSAY\u003cbr\u003eReimagining Muslim Agency and Identity in Post-Independence India\u003cbr\u003eAsim Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akshay Mangla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637235690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637235690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westphalia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Akshay Mangla","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154143621375,"sku":"9781637235690","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c8b39df-c8e8-4de3-89c7-5da0d44b8b75.jpg?v=1770788184","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/indian-politics-policy-akshay-mangla-9781637235690","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}