Regional political parties in india s. Bhatnagar pradeep kumar

Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, and Assam Consolidations (MTNAC) 23

Manipur Meitel Extremist Organization 19

Master Tara Singh see Tara Singh Meghalaya, Autonomy 25

Extremism 25

Hydel projects 26

Industries 25

Mishra, Jagannath 76

Mizo National Front 6, 8, 10, 22, 23,24

Mizoram, Area 24

Disturbances 24

Irrigation 24

Muhtar, Ghulam Ahmad 168

Mukherjee, Ajoy 7

Mulki agitation 83

Mullan, C.S. 31

Muslan, C.S. 53

Muslim Conference 188

Muslim League, Assam 54

Muslim United Front 181, 185-99

Electoral performance 196-98

Emergence of 187

Ideology 189

Muthu, M.K. 136

Muthu Resigar Manrams 136

NAMMAT 25

Naga Federal Government 18

Naga National Council, President of 18

Nagaland, Annual plan (1980-81) 26

Per capita income 18

Statehood 17

Nagas Zashie Haire 19

Nageswar Rao, G. 100

Naicker, E.V. Ramaswami 86

Naidu, N. Chandrababu 82, 100

Narasimha Rao, P.V. 87, 88

Narayana, C. 89

National Conference 1, 6, 9, 167-84

Annual session (1944) 170

Electoral alliances 177

Electoral performance 179

Emergence of 167-69

Factionalism 173-74

First session (1939) 169

Ideology 173

206

Indian National Congress, Merger of 171

Janata Party, Alliance of 177

Leadership 170-72

Organisation 172

Programmes and Policies 173

Split of 189

Struggle for freedom 169-70

National Conference, Voting trends 179

National Conference (F), Congress (I), Accord of 189

National Conference (K), Congress(I), Alliance 178

National political parties. Role of 131

National Socialist Council of Nagaland 18, 19, 25

Nav Vidharbha Andolan Samiti 7

Naxalite movement, Bihar 74

Nedunchezhian, V.R. 134, 137

Nepalese, Citizenship, India 6

North-East bandh (1984) 59

North-East India, Area 17

Autonomy 17-28

Tribes 17-26

North-Eastern Economic Council 17,25

North-Eastern Hill University 26

Operation Blue Star 114

Panthers Party 6, 7

Pan-Tribalism, North-East India 22

Parliamentary elections, Tamil Nadu 144

Partap Singh 167

Patnaik, Biju 7

People's Democratic Party 84

People's Liberation Army 19

People's Revolutionary Party 19

Phizo, Z.A. 18, 19

Phukan, Bhrigu Kumar 43, 60

Phukon, Girin 51

Plains Tribal Council of Assam 43, 47, 60

Plebiscite Front of Assam 7, 189

Political Culture 29

Political Parties, Regional see Regional Parties

Politics, India, Regional Parties 1-16

Pondicherry, Assembly elections (1977) 146

Elections 143-44

Prabhakar Rao, Kona 87, 100

Pradeep Kumar 107

Praja Parishad Movement 185

Praja Socialist Party 83

Prakasam, T 83

Progressive Democratic Front 93

Progressive Hul Jharkhand 71

Punjab, Agro-industries 12

Assembly elections (1967) 109

Assembly elections (1972) 109

Assembly elections (1977) 117

Assembly elections (1980) 114

General elections (1957) 113

General elections (4th) 110, 113

Mid term poll (1969) 113, 117

Regional Parties 1

Punjab accord 112, 114, 122

Punjab assembly, Dissolution of 116

Punjabi Suba 8, 109, 120

Purbanchaliya Lok Parishad 43,56, 58

Quit Kashmir Movement 170, 188

Quit Tripura Movement 23

Rai, Haridwar see Haridwar Rai

Rajiv Longowal Accord see Punjab Accord

Raju, (I. Rama Krishna 100

Rajya Jharkhand Christian Adivasi

207

Hul Jharkhand 71

Rama Rao, N.T. 5, 6, 12, 81, 82, 135

Ramchandran, M.G. 5, 81, 134, 135, 137

Ranga, N.G. 83

Ranga Rao, K. 100

Rattaiah, G. 89

Ravi-Beas Water Dispute 6, 122

Reddy, Baga 87

Reddy, Brahamanand 87

Reddy, Chenna 84, 86, 87

Reddy, Sanjeeva 83

Region, Definition of 3

Regional parties, alignment of 10

Politics, India 1-16

Role of 131

Regional Party, Definition of 3-4

Regionalism 3

North East 9

Versus Casteism 2

Religion versus politics 9

Roengeu, G.R. 174

SGPC 107

Saadulla, Muhammad 54

Sachidananda 73

Sadiq, G.M. 171

Saikia, Hiteswar 42

Sampath, E.V.K. 134

Samyukta Vidhyak Dal 10

Sanatan Dharam Yuvak Sabha 188

Sant Fateh Singh see Fateh Singh Santal Parganas, Jharkhand Party 69

Minerals 72

Santal rebellion (1855) 70

Saraf, Sham Lal 174

Sarkaria Commission 9

Self Respect Movement, Tamil Nadu 132

Sen, Kalipad 25

Seven-Sisters Liberation Army 25

Shah, G.M. 176

Shakdhar, S.L. 56

Shillong Accord 19

Shiv Shankar 87

Shivaji Ganesan 135

Shorie, Arun 61

Sikh Gurudwara Act (1925) 107

Sikh regionalism 109

Sikkim Sangram Parishad 6, 10

Simon Commission 70

Singh, Jaipal 70

Singh, K.S. 75

Singh, Sri Chandra Shekhar 77

Sino-Indian Border Dispute 24-25

Socialist Union of Nagaland 18

Soren, Shibu 74, 76

South Indian Liberation Federation 132

Sree Ram Murthy, B 100

States, Autonomy 11-12

States Reorganisation Commission 3

Steel Plant Agitation 85

Sukhjinder Singh 111

Swatantra Party 84

Syed Ali Akbar 168

Tapafuz-e-Islam 190

Talukdar, Khargeswar 35

Talwandi, Jagdev Singh 112

Tamil Nadu, Assembly electons (1977) 145-46

Assembly elections (1980) 147-48

General elections (1984) 148

Lok Sabha elections (1977) 144, 147

Party system 131-33

Prohibition 136

Regional parties 1

Tamil Nadu Kamraj Congress 132 Tara Singh 110, 119

Tashd, Dineswar 60

208

Tauhin-i-Quran 187

Telangana Agitation 85

Telengana Praja Samiti 7, 84

Telugu Desam Party 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 81-106

Aim of 86

Convention (1982) 89

Convention (1983) 89

Election campaign 94-97

Election manifesto 82

Emergence of, 82-86

Flag of 89

Legislative Assembly (1983) 87

Legislators, Castes (1983) 104

Legislators, Educational qualifications 102

Legislators, Occupation 103

Membership 90

Objectives of 90

Organisation of 90

Telugu Ganga Project 6

Telugu newspapers and periodicals 97

Thakur, D.D. 176

Thandavan, R. 131

Tohra, Gurcharan Singh 118

Tripura, Assembly elections 22

Bengali settlers 21

Tribes 21

Tripura National Volunteer Force 22, 23, 24

Tripuri, Shyama Charan 22 20 Point Programme 86

Unimat-e-Islamia 190

United Liberation Front of Assam 25

United Minority Front 25, 46

Upajati Gana Mukti Parishad 21

Urs, Dev Raj 8

Utkal Congress 8

Veerappa, A 100

Vemanna, R. 100

Vengal Rao, J. 86

Venkata Rao, Ch. 100

Venkata Rao, P. 100

Venkata Rao, Y. 100

Venkataram Reddy, Bhavanam 22

Verma, P.S. 185

Vidya Bhushan 167

Vijay Kumar 69

Vijaybhaskara Reddy, K. 84

Vijaylakshmi, N. 100

West Bengal, Gorkha issue 12

Youngmen Muslim Association 168

Yug Purush 117

Zail Singh 21