Making of the Parliamentary Opposition in India

Rupak Kumar

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Routledge
06 May 2025

Regional studies; Elections & referenda

This book is a detailed historical and analytical account of the making of parliamentary opposition in Independent India, based on a wide range of sources, including the memoirs of politicians and their writings in the popular press. Historically, the book examines the working of the Opposition in four phases –the Formative Phase (1952-1966), the Resilience Phase (1967-1984), the Consolidation Phase (1985-1999), and the Fragmentation Phase (1999-2014); parallelly, the question of the Opposition is framed in two facets: as democracy’s necessity and as governance imperative. It shows how the representational assertion in Indian politics enabled the expansion of the Opposition, but by generating fragmentation and making ideologically-neutral coalitions both possible and necessary, it also contributed to its weakening as a mechanism of exacting accountability.

This book invites the reader to reimagine the idea of democracy, political system, governance from the perspective of the opposition. Why is the Opposition essential? What is the constitutional and institutional protection to ensure an effective and vibrant opposition under one party dominant system? It also adopts a narrative style, making it accessible to all kinds of readers.

This book will be useful to those interested in understanding Indian politics, democracy, political processes and institutions. Students, researchers, academics of political science, governance and policy makers will find this work engaging.

By: Rupak Kumar
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781041005353
ISBN 10: 1041005350
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 06 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. A Quasi-Democratic Moment: The Opposition in Ideas and Action 2. The Formative Phase: A Parliamentary Opposition in the Making 3. The Resilience Phase: The Age of Resilient Opposition 4. The Consolidation Phase: The Political Consolidation of Opposition 5. The Fragmentation Phase: The Opposition in Coalition Government 6. Epilogue: The Unmaking of the Parliamentary Opposition Bibliography Appendix

Rupak Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. Previously he taught at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, New Delhi. He holds a Doctoral Degree from Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has published his work on Public Institutions, Political Processes, Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Oppositions in Economic and Political Weekly, South Asian Survey, Indian Express, India Today, The Quint.

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Making of the Parliamentary Opposition in India

Rupak Kumar

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