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India’s democracy has experienced a participatory upsurge in this decade. A far greater proportion of the electorate is coming out to vote in assembly and parliament polls. An increasing number of women are voting and contesting. More parties are contesting elections, ensuring an increase in the number of groups who have a voice within the system.
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Yet, two paradoxes have emerged. The first is that the increased participatory upsurge in Indian politics has gone along with truncated democratic norms. The second is that the greater social diversity within power structures has not produced an increase in the actual representative character of Indian politics.
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Given the novel nature of these challenges, there is no simple answer to most of the questions in this historical moment.1
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Most of this article seems like a ton of fluff! Some have said X, others have said Y…it feels like the articles talks a lot without saying much! ↩