Unscramble a bunch of disarranged press clipping file of Unni-Munni…

and arrange the file chronologically.

(a) Mandal Recommendations and Anti Reservation Stir

(b) Formation of the Janata Dal

(c) The demolition of Babri Masjid

(d) Assassination of Indira Gandhi

(e) The formation of NDA government

(f) Godhra incident and its fallout

(g) Formation of the UPA government

Match the following.

State the main issues in Indian politics in the period after 1989. What different configurations of political parties these differences lead to?

“In the new era of coalition politics, political parties are not aligning or realigning on the basis of ideology.” What arguments would you put forward to support or oppose this statement?

Trace the emergence of BJP as a significant force in post-Emergency politics.

In spite of the decline of Congress dominance the Congress party continues to influence politics in the country. Do you agree? Give reasons.

Many people think that a two-party system is required for successful democracy. Drawing from India’s experience of last twenty years, write an essay on what advantages the present party system in India has.

Read the passage and answer the questions below:

Party politics in India has confronted numerous challenges. Not only has the Congress system destroyed itself, but the fragmentation of the Congress coalition has triggered a new emphasis on self-representation which raises questions about the party system and its capacity to accommodate diverse interests…. An important test facing the polity is to evolve a party system or political parties that can effectively articulate and aggregate a variety of interests. — Zoya Hasan

(a) Write a short note on what the author calls challenges of the party system in the light of what you have read in this chapter.

(b) Given an example from this chapter of the lack of accommodation and aggregation mentioned in this passage.

(c) Why is it necessary for parties to accommodate and aggregate variety of interests?