Winning the mandate : the Indian experience

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

Winning the mandate : the Indian experience

Bidyut Chakrabarty, Sugato Hazra

SAGE, 2016

Available at  / 1 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-210) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book captures how electioneering has changed over the years and how media and marketing have assumed more significance than party manifestos. On 16th May 2014, India witnessed the result of an intense political campaign. Those who were vanquished felt that this was due to the success of a marketing blitzkrieg, which actually pollutes a democracy. Again, for those who supported the eventual winner-the Narendra Modi-led BJP-it was a great victory. Viewed either way, India's national election for the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 will remain a landmark in the annals of political campaigns. The work is thus a study of campaign strategies, how they are framed, the role of local actors and to what extent individuals rule over ideologies and vice versa. An important contribution to the study of India's 2014 General Elections.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Is 2014 Election a Game Changer? Trends in Election Campaign since Independence Coalition Era Starts The India Shining Campaign and Its failure Gujarat Riot and the Incumbent Government The Top-driven Congress Campaign for Political Mobilization India Against Corruption, a Campaign Builds Up The Leadership-centric Election Campaign The Election Campaign and the Manifesto and Subtle Articulation of Political Messages Assessing the Election Campaign The Role of Social Media in Political Mobilization The Unique 2014 National Poll in India Reinventing Political Communication-the Modi Interlude(?) Conclusion: Marketizing an Ideology-driven Dream Postscript: The Bihar Assembly Election, 2015-Revival of Coalition Dharma Notes and References Select Bibliography Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

Page Top