Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Jun 2015 Political Science
The study of state politics as an autonomous discipline has been primarily an outcome of
AThe rise of regional parties ✓ Correct
BThe rise of voter turnout
CA new local governance system
DNon-party political movements
Correct answer: (A) The rise of regional parties — The study of state politics as an autonomous field grew mainly out of the rise of regional parties.
Explanation
★The study of state politics as an autonomous field grew mainly out of the rise of regional parties.
★As regional parties gained power, especially after 1967, state-level politics became distinct and important.
★This federalisation of politics drew scholars to study states in their own right.
★Voter turnout, local governance and non-party movements matter, but they are not the primary cause named here.
★The shift of power towards the states made state politics a subject worth studying on its own.
★Trace this discipline's rise: the growth of regional parties made state politics an autonomous field.
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