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      A comparative analysis of the performance of the parliamentary left in the Indian states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura

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      Öktem, K. G.
      Date
      2012
      Source Title
      South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies
      Print ISSN
      0085-6401
      Electronic ISSN
      1479-0270
      Publisher
      Routledge
      Volume
      35
      Issue
      2
      Pages
      306 - 328
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      This article compares the fortunes of the government coalitions under the leadership of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) in Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. The pattern of development and the success of the coalitions differ. In Kerala, the Left has lost every other election, whereas in West Bengal and Tripura, it has won many consecutive elections. West Bengal has seen stagnation in terms of human development, whereas Kerala and Tripura turnedto different degreesinto model states for human development. It is argued that the reasons for these different paths are to be found in the different strategies followed by the regional party units. Developmental success has been delivered through a mobilisation-based approach which has been followed inKerala and Tripura, but given up in West Bengal. This study explores thethree cases and elaborates on the reasons for the choice of strategies in the three states.
      Keywords
      Communist Party of India (Marxist)
      Human development
      Indian communism
      Kerala
      Left front
      Left parties
      Mobilisation
      Tripura
      West Bengal
      Communism
      Comparative study
      Election
      Human development index
      Leadership
      Party politics
      India
      Kerala
      Tripura
      West Bengal
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/21509
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      https://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2012.667366
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