India's 2014 Elections: A Modi-led BJP Sweep/ edited by Paul Wallace - New Delhi: Sage, 2015.

I: THEMATIC STUDIES
Introduction: Single Party and Strong Leadership
The Resistance of Regionalism: BJP's Limitations and the Resilience of State Parties
The Bharatiya Janata Party: A Victory for Narendra Modi
Gender Narratives and Elections: Mandate for Safety, Development or Rights?
Civic Scrutiny, Organized Action and Democratic Consolidation

II : ANALYTICAL STATE STUDIES
Northern Cluster; Understanding the BJP's Victory in Uttar Pradesh
Saffron Deluge Inundates Masters of Mandal Politics in Bihar
Reclaiming the Capital: BJP's Clean Sweep in Delhi
Decoding the Electoral Verdict in Punjab: Future of Regional Parties?
Kashmir and Western Cluster
Kashmir's Contentious Politics: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same Mega Marketing and Management: Gujarat's 2014 Elections
Maharashtra: Congress' Dramatic Decline
Eastern and Southern Cluster
TMC Dethrones the LF in West Bengal after Thirty-four Years of Uninterrupted Rule
Tamil Nadu: Strategic Interaction and Alliance Choices
Andhra Bifurcation and Electoral Outcomes: Contextual Change, Social Coalitions and Developmental Discourse Karnataka: Change and Continuity in 2014
North East; BJP's Consolidation, AIUDF's Polarization and Congress' Defeat in Assam

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