07-24-2008, 07:47 PM
Community matching(picking candidates form the numerical majority community/group regardless of merit or party service) to win elections was first started by Congress in Andhra Pradesh in the fifties. Ever since then politcs has become hostage to group dynamics. Community leaders are confident that they can attain power and cut deals irrespective of partis or ideologies. This has reinforcd the group divisions in Indian politics.
The method was adopted to oust the Communists who were able to secure seats based on their work. So to defeat them majority commuity leaders were picked to bring in the vote.
Hugh Tinker in his book- India and Pakistan 1960.
The method was adopted to oust the Communists who were able to secure seats based on their work. So to defeat them majority commuity leaders were picked to bring in the vote.
Hugh Tinker in his book- India and Pakistan 1960.