Rising Middle Peasantry in North India

Indian Political System Moin Shakir The support extended by large sections of the Muslims, the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes to Indira Gandhi has generally been acknowledged to have contributed significantly to her victory in the recent Lok Sabha polls. But contrary to popular impression, the votes of these sections are not always purchased by 'contractors' and delivered, at a price, to the political aspirant; the voting pattern of these minority communities is determined by their limited perception of certain concrete situations and issues