Government and Politics of Maharashtra
Objectives
1) The purpose of this course is to introduce to the student the basic information
and analytical frameworks for studying Politics in Maharashtra.
2) The emphasis should not be not structural details. The structure of the
government provides only the institutional framework within which politics
takes place.
3) Emphasis should be given on collecting more updated and locally relevant
information as part of assignments.
4) The students should be encouraged to understand basic concepts such as
percentages, averages, skills of reading census tables, and comprehend the
importance of basic economic parameters like GDP, State Income, Primary,
Secondary and Tertiary sectors etc.
5) The students should be encouraged to collect and crosscheck information about
aggregate and official data from official websites.
Term I
Weightage
Topic 1: Society and Economy of Maharashtra 10
a. Main regions, number of districts; census data about population, population
growth, religion, SC and ST population, Urban-Rural population, Literacy;
Caste Profile of the State
b. Share of different sectors in the economy, main crops, irrigation, poverty levels,
proportion of slum dwellers, per capita income, state income, Foreign Direct
Investment, Industrial policy, Agriculture policy, Co-operative Sector; Informal
sector.
Topic 2: Formation of Maharashtra State 13
a. History of Marathi speaking areas and the Bombay state and
Bilingual Bombay State
b. Samyukta Maharashtra Movement
c. Relations with other states and the central government
Topic 3: Government of Maharashtra 13
a. Basic features of the structure: parliamentary form and role of Governor;
Bicameralism;
b. Structure of Local governments: Subjects delegated under 73rd and 74th
Amendments; Gram Panchayats; State Election Commission and State Finance
Commission;
c. Women’s Commission, Minority Commission, Human Rights Commission,
State Information Commission;
Topic 4: Elections 12
a. Lok Sabha elections: Importance of 1989 and 1998 elections
b. Vidhan Sabha elections: Importance of 1978, 1995 and 1999 elections
c. Local Government Elections: Importance of 2001-02 and 2006-07 elections
Term II
Topic 5: Political Parties-I 10
a. Congress: Characteristics of the Congress party during 1960- 1975; split in
1978; Congress (I); Congress after 1990
b. NCP: History of the Congress (S)
Topic 6: Political Parties-II 13
a. Shiv Sena
b. BJP
c. Other parties: PWP, RPI, Bahujan Maha Sangh
Topic 7: Regional Backwardness 13
a. Backwardness of Marathwada: Infrastructure, Irrigation; Industry; Marathwada
Vikas Andolan
b. Backwardness of Vidarbha: Infrastructure, Irrigation, Industry; Demand for a
Separate Sate;
c. Regional Development Councils
Topic 8. Political Movements 12
a. Dalit Movements after 1957 and Dalit Panthers
b. Farmer's Movement
Readings
1. Frankel Francine R. and M.S.A. Rao (eds.), 1990, Dominance and State Power in Modern India,
Vol.2, Delhi. OUP
2. Palshikar Suhas and Rajeshwari Deshpande, 1999, Maharashtra: Electoral Politics and Structures
of Domination, Pune, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Pune
3. Palshikar Suhas and Nitin Birmal (eds.), 2003, Maharashtrache Rajkaran: Rajakiya
Prakriyeche
Sthanik Sandarbh (Marathi), Pune, Pratima
4. Palshikar Suhas and Suhas Kulkarni, 2007, Maharashtratil Satta Sangharsh, Pune,
Samkaleen.
5. Thakkar Usha and Mangesh Kulkarni (eds.), 1995, Politics in Maharashtra, Bombay,
Himalaya
6. Vora Rajendra and Suhas Palshikar, 1996, Maharashtratil Sattantar, Mumbai,
Granthali
Reference http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Syllabus_2008.html
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