Politics of Muslim vote bank

The post-Babri masjid demolition and the consequent communal holocaust all over India has rudely shocked the Muslim psyche. The anger of the community was seen recently in the assembly elections held in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where Muslims are said to have voted against the Congress. A survey...

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Published in:Economic & political weekly
Main Author: Engineer, Irfan (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: 1995
In: Economic & political weekly
Further subjects:B Party (law)
B Interrogation
B Demoscopy
B Muslim
B Internal policy
B India
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Summary:The post-Babri masjid demolition and the consequent communal holocaust all over India has rudely shocked the Muslim psyche. The anger of the community was seen recently in the assembly elections held in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where Muslims are said to have voted against the Congress. A survey was conducted in Bombay to study the political perceptions of the Muslims. The article analyses the results of this survey. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0012-9976
Contains:In: Economic & political weekly