1PhD Research Fellow in Department of Political Science, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla-5 (Email: rohitpolsci@gmail.com)
2PhD Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla-5 (Email: sunilsanjauli@gmail.com)
Online published on 7 October, 2019.
State assembly elections especially after 2014 got distinct importance because of the fact that how Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has emphasized to win these elections? The national wave which emerged against the Congress Party especially after 2014 and anti-incumbency factor against Congress in Himachal Pradesh has helped BJP in winning this state in December 2017. The outcomes of these assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh have brought some dramatic changes in the state politics. This paper is an attempt to know that what were the responsible factors which has brought changes in the top leadership (from Prem Kumar Dhumal to Jai Ram Thakur) and electoral power centre (from Hamirpur to Mandi) of BJP? This research paper also focuses on the changes which emerged in party politics (in Congress and BJP) after the elections.
Party Politics, Anti-Incumbancy, Leadership Electoral power Centre
