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Politics of State Formation

 

POLITICS OF STATE FORMATION 


Introduction
  1. Louis Tollin: book- Remapping India
    1. new states have been formed in different phases with different purposes
      1. first phase: 1950s-1960s
        1. linguistic concern
      2. second phase: 1960s-1970s
        1. western and north eastern parts
        2. ethnicity in north-eastern part
      3. third phase: 21st century
        1. hindi heartland
        2. govt narrative: good governance and development
        3. academic explanation:
          1. sociological theory: Ramchandra Guha and Yogendra Yadav
            1. assertion by marginalised sections
          2. political economy: Atul Kohli
            1. economic policies. 
            2. Chhattisgarh: neo-liberal approach to mining
    2. main consideration has been political
      1. Jharkhand to consolidate RJD
      2. Uttarakhand to consolidate BJP
      3. Telangana to win elections
    3. interest of ruling party at centre
  2. Christopher Jaffrelot: 
    1. purely political phenomena
    2. Nehru opposed linguistic states since it threatens hegemony of congress
    3. telangana was rejected despite State Reorganisation Commission recommendation since there was communist dominance
    4. reorganisation led to dominance of certain castes in different states. 



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