Tamil Nadu: Against Expectations

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National Election Study 2009

G Koteswara Prasad

Vol. 44, Issue No. 39, 26 Sep, 2009

Tamil Nadu: Against Expectations

Vol. 44, Issue No. 39, 26 Sep, 2009

National Election Study 2009

G Koteswara Prasad

The logic of stitching a large coalition of political parties, each with its social base, to ensure an electoral victory in Tamil Nadu seems to be a thing of the past in the state. The results of the 15th Lok Sabha elections went in favour of the ruling alliance suggesting that issue-based support may now be the deciding factor in the state.

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