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India's Akali-BJP alliance

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The affiliation between Akali Dal Party (AD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India was a strategy towards the preservation of the Sikh identity and political autonomy amid coercive policies propagated by the Punjab government. The alliance of both parties was supported by the public as evidenced by their landslide victory in the Feb 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections. Moreover, the unity of both parties' political goals and ideologies place them in a position to strengthen and influence regional and national politics.

Author: Singh, Gurharpal
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1998
Demographic aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Political parties, India, Ethnic relations, Bharatiya Janata Party (India), Akali Dal Party (India)

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The Punjab elections 1992: breakthrough or breakdown?

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The Punjab elections held in Feb 1992 appeared to be more of a bane than a boon to Indian politics. The creation of the first Punjab Congress ministry after nine years cannot provide the much-needed panacea for the Punjab crisis. Furthermore, ethnic violence has become more rampant after the elections and the deployment of the Indian army in the state is unlikely to stop the widespread hostilities. Thus, the grand illusion of parliamentalism as the perfect solution to the Punjab crisis did not materialize.

Author: Singh, Gurharpal
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1992
Elections

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Punjab since 1984: disorder, order, and legitimacy

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Punjab, India, has successfully pulled itself out of a political crisis and has transformed itself into a managed model of orderly rule since 1984. Important lessons in regional conflict management can be derived from the Punjab experience. It has been proven that effective anti-terrorism can create more problems than it can solve. However, the Punjab experience also shows that the legitimacy of the political system will remain questionable as long as Sikh political values prevail.

Author: Singh, Gurharpal
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 1996
Social conflict

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Subjects list: Political aspects, Analysis, Punjab, India
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