List of TablesList of FiguresList of AbbreviationsPrefaceI: THEMATIC STUDIESIntroduction: Single Party and Strong Leadership Paul WallaceThe Resistance of Regionalism: BJP_s Limitations and the Resilience of State Parties Christophe Jaffrelot and Gilles VerniersThe Bharatiya Janata Party: A Victory for Narendra Modi Walter K AndersenGender Narratives and Elections: Mandate for Safety, Development or Rights? Rainuka DagarCivic Scrutiny, Organized Action and Democratic Consolidation Jyotirindra Dasgupta and Anshu N ChatterjeeII : ANALYTICAL STATE STUDIESNorthern Cluster Understanding the BJP_s Victory in Uttar Pradesh Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar Saffron Deluge Inundates Masters of Mandal Politics in Bihar Maneesha Roy and Ravi Ranjan Reclaiming the Capital: BJP_s Clean Sweep in Delhi Ravi Ranjan Decoding the Electoral Verdict in Punjab: Future of Regional Parties? Pramod KumarKashmir and Western Cluster Kashmir_s Contentious Politics: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay and Mohita Bhatia Mega Marketing and Management: Gujarat_s 2014 Elections Ghanshyam Shah Maharashtra: Congress_ Dramatic Decline Suhas Palshikar and Nitin BirmalEastern and Southern Cluster TMC Dethrones the LF in West Bengal after Thirty-four Years of Uninterrupted Rule Amiya K Chaudhuri Tamil Nadu: Strategic Interaction and Alliance Choices Andrew Wyatt Andhra Bifurcation and Electoral Outcomes: Contextual Change, Social Coalitions and Developmental Discourse Karli Srinivasulu Karnataka: Change and Continuity in 2014 S S Patagundi and Prakash DesaiNorth East BJP_s Consolidation, AIUDF_s Polarization and Congress_ Defeat in Assam Akhil Ranjan DuttaAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex.