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The Twelfth Election of India's Lok Sabha (House of the People) Ashutosh Varshney February 1998 Contents Introduction Enormous Changes Driving Forces Secular Nationalism Religious Nationalism Social Justice and the Lower Castes Challenges and Moves The Congress Party Moderation of the BJP The United Front Economic Reform Will India Have Stable Government Appendixes Specialists Introduction ...

All but a few of the 543 parliamentary seats were determined after voting in the third phase of India's multi-stage general elections came to a close May 7. More than 590 million eligible voters chose among more than 14, 000 candidates in what was described as the largest democratic exercise in the world. Top Story India's new government sets goals Ruling party will restrict some outside ...