Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR)
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 7

History of political crises and formation of Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp) Government in Arunachal Pradesh

Ph.D Scholar, Department of Political Science, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India

*Email id: mitisiboh1992@gmail.com

Online published on 29 August, 2020.

Abstract

People of India exercised their franchise rights in early 1950s but it did not extend to the people of Arunachal Pradesh till 1977 Lok Sabha election. People of the state carried out their socio-political matter in accordance with the exiting traditional village council. Political party introduced in the state only in 1972 with the formation of Indian National Congress (INC). Since then, INC has been dominating political party in the electoral politics of Arunachal Pradesh. Thus, Arunachal Pradesh was termed as Congress state politically. BJP entered into the electoral politics of Arunachal Pradesh in 1984 but the party has never been to the power by people's mandate until 2019 Assembly election. However BJP has been in the power twice in the state by defection and re-defection in 2003 (which made Arunachal Pradesh, first state in North East region rule by BJP) and 2016. Thus, the study focuses the political crises which led the formation of BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh in 2003 and 2016.

Keywords

Political Crises, Bharatiya Janata Party, Arunachal Pradesh, Indian National Congress, Etc