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“Identity politics has trumped development politics in India.” Comment.

  • UPSC 2015
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  • Party System

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Identity politics mobilises voters as members of a caste, faith, language, region or tribe. Development politics asks for votes on growth, infrastructure and services. The claim gained ground in 2015, when the RJD–JD(U)–Congress Grand Alliance won 178 of Bihar's 243 seats on caste arithmetic against a development-led campaign. The claim holds for some arenas, but…

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  • The case that identity wins
  • The case against
  • The fusion: development in the idiom of identity
  • Recognition cuts both ways
  • Assessment
  • Conclusion
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