Examine the major national trends in the Indian party system during the decade 1989–1999, and explain how this period marked an epochal shift at the national level.

National Trends in the Indian Party System, 1989–1999: An Epochal Shift in Indian Politics Abstract The decade between 1989 and 1999 marks a watershed in the evolution of the Indian party system, transforming it from the Congress-dominant, centralized model of the post-independence era into a fragmented, coalition-driven, multiparty system characterized by regional assertiveness and ideological … Continue reading Examine the major national trends in the Indian party system during the decade 1989–1999, and explain how this period marked an epochal shift at the national level.