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How the Hindu Right Tried – And Failed – to Forge a Common Platform in India's First Elections

The result came as a rude awakening but also firmly established the Jana Sangh as the main Hindu party. The Hindu Mahasabha became a force which only mobilised Hindus on communal issues. ....

Chittor , Andhra-pradesh , India , Hooghly , West-bengal , Uttar-pradesh , Delhi , Calcutta , Bihar , Bombay , Maharashtra , Dehradun

Under Nehru's Leadership, India's First Elections Upheld Plurality, Rejected Communalism

Apart from seeking a vote against communalism, Nehru focused a great deal on the long-term goals, in his election speeches. ....

United-states , India , United-kingdom , France , Ludhiana , Punjab , French , American , British , Mahatma-gandhi , Arnold-michaelis , Jawaharlal-nehru

Why the Jan Sangh Was Politically Unsuccessful in India's First General Election

To contest a national election, central as well provincial simultaneously, within four months of a party’s founding in 1951-52 was a tall order. ....

Kolkata , West-bengal , India , Bangladesh , Russia , Calcutta , East-pakistan , Soviet , Lok-sabha , Ashutosh-mookerjee , Jana-sangh , Syama-prasad-mookerjee

How Communist Party of India Emerged as Largest Opposition to Congress in 1951-52

Though the party was far behind the Congress in the number of seats it won, its achievement was no small feat and set the tone for its future activities. ....

Tripura , India , Orissa , United-states , United-kingdom , Ajmer , Rajasthan , Avadi , Tamil-nadu , Calcutta , West-bengal , Russia

The First Indian Election: Inclusion, Independence and the Making of 'We, The People'

An electoral roll on the basis of universal franchise, prepared and maintained as accurately and as up-to-date as possible, was the plinth upon which the institutions of electoral democracy would rest. ....

Orissa , India , Sukumar-sen , Mohitd-ram , Supreme-court , Secretariat-of-the-constituent-assembly , Council-of-scientific , Assembly-secretariat , Election-commission , Industrial-research , Independent-india , Indian-constitution