Minority Governments in India: The Puzzle of Elusive Majorities

By Csaba Nikolenyi

Book Overview

This book offers an explanation for the recurrence of hung parliaments and minority governments in India. The Indian case study provides lessons for the role of the centre in multiparty electoral and parliamentary competition and the political consequences of the first-past-the-post electoral system throughout the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415627443
• ISBN13: 9780415627443
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"