The VCK and National Politics Hugo Gorringe University of Edinburgh PSA Conference Brighton 2016 Federal Coalitions amp State Parties Federalisation of Party System in India Statebased Parties in the Coalition Era ID: 531925
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A Panther in Parliament? The VCK and National Politics
Hugo Gorringe, University of EdinburghPSA Conference, Brighton 2016Slide2
Federal Coalitions & State Parties
Federalisation of Party System in India
State-based Parties in the Coalition Era
The
autonomy of state
politics
Coalition Partners calling the shotsSlide3
Nested Games
Assembly vs Parliament
National-Regional agreementsEnhancing or checking State power
Party or RegionDefending state interests or party coffers
Centre as only Option?
Off-setting regional marginality
‘
Federalism at the Centre; Coalitions at the State’ (
Ravikumar
2015
).Slide4
With friends like these …
VCK is pro-LTTE, Tamil Nadu based small party … why stand in
Lok
Sabha elections with Congress and DMK?DMK arrests VCK cadres across
TN
Bans use of ‘Eelam’
But …
Third
Front Fails to Materialise
Lack
of better
Options
Federal Calculations? TN
Congress
FuriousSlide5
National Issues and ProfileSlide6
Resources
Campaign FinancesSalary and PerksCommissionsInvitations & EngagementsStanding CommitteesCommercePetroleum & Natural GasConsultative CommitteeSocial Justice & EmpowermentSlide7
Pay-Offs and Tainting?
The Middle Game
Bargaining for Change?Uncertain rewardsTainting
Selling Out Focus on Tamil not Dalits
Betrayal of Eelam TamilsSlide8
Still Standing Alone …Slide9
Street Politics in Parliament?
Walk-outs, Interruptions and Banners
The Cartoon ControversyLook at the issue of the Ambedkar cartoon. This is the Dalit leader who brought Parliament to a halt for the dishonour inflicted on
Ambedkar
[greeted with huge cheers]. This one act is enough to justify his five year term
!
(
Speech at
Melavalavu
, June 2012
)
Manual Scavenging in the Railways
Minister of Railways has not given priority to the welfare of workers, particularly to Class-IV workers. Even in the 21st Century in our country, the scavengers of Railways are cleaning the
nightsoils
of human beings
manually.
Really
, it is a great insult to the
nation
(
Lok
Sabha Debate, July 2009)Slide10
Conclusions?Federal Institutions offer OptionsState Politics not Participatory
Polity Wide Parties constrain state unitsThe two are not always in syncThere are affective and status gains for MPs But also dangers of taintingSmall parties do not get full access to powerParties learn from their past
2016 as VCK attempt to recover radicalismSlide11
Any Questions?