pyq/2023/psir-optional-i/8

(a) The rise of caste politics is to be attributed to both regional aspirations and electoral manifestations. Comment. (20 marks)

(b) The decade 1989-1999 has created an epochal shift in the Indian party system at the national level. Identify the major national trends in the party system during this era. (15 marks)

(c) Do you agree that over the years the Supreme Court has become a forum for policy evolution? Justify your answer. (15 marks)