The transformation of ethnic politics in India: The decline of congress and the rise of the Bahujan Samaj party in Hoshiarpur

Kanchan Chandra

doi:10.2307/2658583

The transformation of ethnic politics in India: The decline of congress and the rise of the Bahujan Samaj party in Hoshiarpur

Political Science

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	26-61
Number of pages	36
Journal	Journal of Asian Studies
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/2658583
State	Published - Feb 2000

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