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Describe the socio-cultural background of the political elites of contemporary India. What has been the influence of the background on their political orientations?

  • UPSC 1997
  • Politics and Society in India

The social profile of India's political elite is now measurable, because candidates must disclose assets, education and criminal cases in their nomination affidavits. That record shows an elite that has become socially broad and economically narrow — a combination that explains much of how it behaves.

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  • A profile of the contemporary political elite
  • Sociological reading of the profile
  • Influence on political orientations
  • Conclusion

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