Böcker av Sandeep Shastri

This empirically rich volume presents a holistic picture of the electoral process in Indian states and the return of the BJP to power. Drawing on the 2019 elections, it presents ground-level data to understand various aspects of elections: the nature of campaigning, caste, class and identity politics, electoral issues, poll strategies of different parties in the fray, electoral issues, electoral verdicts, the contestants, the leadership factor, the formation of government, among other empirical details. The essays underline the determinants of electoral behaviour by looking into the correlation between the background variables of voters and their voting choices. The essays also compare and contrast the 2019 election verdicts from the earlier elections held in the state under study.A long view of Indian state politics, this book will be essential reference for scholars and researchers of politics, especially political processes, and South Asian studies.

Famous for the inspiring slogan, 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan', Lal Bahadur Shastri's prime ministership sawIndia ensuring respect for the farmer and the soldier. In his brief yet eventful tenure of nineteenmonths, he resolved some of the most contentious problems facing the country, by taking allsegments of society along.The book takes a closer look at his pioneering efforts at ensuring self-sufficiency in foodgrains byushering in the Green Revolution. As the inspiration behind the original 'surgical strikes', it alsohighlights the laudatory manner in which Shastri motivated the soldiers to effectively respond toPakistan's military adventurism, by giving the green signal to the military to enter Pakistani soil.Insightful, thought-provoking, and written in a lucid style by one of India's most respected politicalcommentators, Lal Bahadur Shastri focuses on the leader's greatest strengths-integrity, humility,simplicity and a self-effacing nature.