ISBN10: 8183241913, ISBN13: 9788183241915, [publisher: Mittal, New Delhi] Hardcover Contents Preface. List of contributors. 1. Regional politics in J and K A case study of national conference/Harish Thakur. 2. Role of regional political parties in Uttar Pradesh/Amit Kumar Singh. 3. Role and impact of caste on political parties and elections in Bihar/Roma Mitra. 4. The role AIADMK and DMK Party in the political system of India/V.N. Viswanathan and D.S. Makkalanaban. 5. Regional political party in Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam A study/P. Subramanyam. 6. Janmabhoomi programme of Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh A study/B.V. Chalapathi P. Subramanyam and B.V. Raghavulu. 7. Role of regional political parties in Orissa yesterday and today/Dasarathi Bhuyan. 8. Role of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Assam/Pijush Debnath. 9. Power play of Regional Parties in India an assessment/Saroj Kumar Jena. 10. Role of Regional Parties in the Indian Political process/Amitav Paul. Index. Several regional political parties emerged in India primarily due to the presence of socio economic religious and cultural pluralism. At the grassroots level the regional parties make the people politically conscious and it makes popular participation more extensive and wide. After 1996 several regional parties have emerged and these are now playing key roles in national politics. Their impact on the structure and process of politics has been multi directional and far reaching. They have posed the most powe ...