TY - BOOK AU - Sridharan, E. TI - Coalition Politics India: Selected Issues at the Centre and the States SN - 9789332701472 U1 - 324.0954 PY - 2014/// CY - New Delhi PB - Academic Foundation KW - Coalition Governments India KW - Politics and Government N1 - 1.National and state coalitions in India 2.Why are multi-party minority governments viable in India? Theory and comparison 3.Competition and coalition formation in the new party system 4.Coalitions in Maharashtra: political fragmentation or social reconfiguration? 5.Coalition politics in Bihar: from one-party dominance to bipolarity to uncertainty? 6.Coalition politics in Punjab: from communal polarization to catchall parties? 7.Changing dimensions of coalition politics in Kerala: a puzzle or pattern? 9.8.Coalition politics in West Bengal: the long-duration left front Conclusion: is there a pattern to power-sharing in coalitions? ER -