Electoral politics in post-conflict societies: the case of Punjab
Abstract
The Akali Dal and the Congress followed different agendas to recapture legitimacy in Punjab after the violence of the 1980s. The aftermath of militancy and the generalised discontent with the Akali Dal and the Congress provided both the parties with an opportunity to reinvent their agendas. But both continued with their usual politics, putting critical economic issues on the back burner. Return to peace, elimination of corruption and need for a religious Punjab governed by religious parties were their usual themes. In all, the impending agrarian crisis was put aside, secondary to assuming office. This only says that the nature of politics in a post-conflict society like Punjab remains indeterminate, confined to the making and unmaking of governments.
Citation
Praveen Priyadarshi; Neera Chandhoke. Electoral politics in post-conflict societies: the case of Punjab. Economic and Political Weekly (2006) 41 (9)
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Electoral politics in post-conflict societies: the case of Punjab