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Chhattisgarh 2008: Defeating Anti-Incumbency

Vol. 44, Issue No. 06, 07 Feb, 2009
Dhananjai Joshi, Praveen Rai

The Bharatiya Janata Party's triumph in the Chhattisgarh assembly election had a lot to do with the way in which the public perceived the gains of the Raman Singh government's social sector spending. The opposition Congress embarked on its campaign with the plank of antiincumbency but forgot to factor in that there is a perceptible link between voter choice and satisfaction with performance.

Haryana : Landslide Victory for Congress

Vol. 39, Issue No. 51, 18 Dec, 2004
Dhananjai Joshi, Praveen Rai

In the jat-dominated politics of the state, the Congress benefited from the negative image of the chief minister and his family. The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in Haryana proves that a good development record alone does not ensure that a party will perform well in an election, if it denies the people their democratic rights.

Assembly Elections in Delhi

Vol. 39, Issue No. 06, 07 Feb, 2004
Abhay Datar, Dhananjai Joshi, Sanjay Kumar

The recent Delhi assembly elections witnessed several close campaigns between the two major parties, Congress and BJP. While votes were cast in terms of caste, community and age preferences, the Congress won because of the development-oriented administration of the incumbent Dixit government.

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