Introduction
Assam is a good case study of the emergence of regional parties and the accompanying concept of sub nationalism. To look at regional parties as out of tune with national goals is an oversimplified view. Regional parties should not be seen as a threat to the broader concept of nationalism. This is because of two objective reasons- First there is no evidence that regional parties have a conflicting effect on national goals. Second, any political movement at a regional level is a key product of political organisation and not a separate spontaneous case of regional loyalty.
Overview of political landscape in Assam
In Assam’s political landscape, the election result points at a trend where regional parties are functional and strategically repositioning themselves but not necessarily rising or falling. Data suggests regional parties are adapting. Assam has 14 Lok Sabha Constituencies and 126 State Assembly constituencies.Â
Significance of regional parties
In the case of Assam, the regional parties like the Asom Gana Parishad have a national orientation. A common yet mistaken viewpoint is that regional parties are equated with parochialism. However, this view eliminates an important question ‘ Why is the case that national parties fail to appeal to masses in certain regions?’ There is an interesting observation to it. At a regional level, certain issues may crop up and national parties are unable to voice and work at the grass root level, this is where the regional parties come into the broader picture. So, the parties which are emerging at regional level perform necessary functions in Indian democracy.
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