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A REVIEW ON REGIONAL PARTIES DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE IN ELECTIONS IN TELANGANA REGION

Abstract

This paper aims to provide an overview of recent research on Political Developments in Telangana in India. In the state of Telangana, the party that spearheaded the demand for statehood enjoys massive support and became the heir to the movement and the throne. Generally speaking, the effects of international political party assistance are viewed negatively, or at least controversially. So far, the TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) has deftly managed the politics, meeting some expectations of the people. Political favoritism affects the allocation of government resources, but is it consequential for growth? Other research findings emphasize the coexistence of different types of party organizations, and the possibility of different organizational developments. Furthermore, they enrich local politics with new political dividing lines, smoothing the entry of new demands, themes, and issues onto the political agenda. Finally, they are proving to be more resourceful in recruiting citizens to stand as candidates for municipal councillorship. The contribution of the paper is to provide an overview and perspective of political developments on political economy problems affecting performance of state and local governments in Telangana. Political parties remain fundamentally bound to the political systems in which they operate. They reflect processes of state formation, political and institutional development and how social cleavages have translated into political settlements. Success in this approach seems to lie in targeting the right audience and individuals, at the right point in time, and establishing specific purposes for policy or political dialogues. Some of the examples of better practice follow a more conventional ‘development’ approach, including the development of large scale aid programmes. Development actors can and do exert greater influence on political processes and actors. Moving in to more explicitly political engagement brings with it new risks and requires new skills. Greater attention needs to be paid to some of the inevitable trade-offs this might involve
KEYWORDS : Growth and development strategies, Political economy of growth and development, Telangana political parties, Local politics.

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A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS OF ELECTED WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES OF KHAMMAM DISTRICT OF TELANGANA

Abstract

The developmental articulations across the spaces tend to produce differential political processes. Though this happens at the spatial aggregate i.e. at the level of socio-economic strata, the political process undergoes rapid changes. The inequalities among socio-economic groups may give rise to contestations in the public space. The differentiation of social groups is largely dependent on the economic conditions of the people, resource accessibility and cultural modernization It is an established fact that Indian women in spite of the constitutional and legal safeguards are still in the process of struggling for equality of status and equality of participation in the development process. It was also presumed that these rights would automatically get translated into political development of the women in the country. However, it is sordid to note that, despite their vast strength, women occupy a marginalized position in the political system. The present study is conducted on the sample of 100 women representatives of local self-governance system of khammam district Of Telangana State (India). Interview schedule was used to collect primary data from the respondents to analyze their participation in Panchayat Raj Institutions and identify their socio-economic and psychological factors which contribute to the self-governance system.
KEYWORDS : Governance, gender equality, human resources, marginalization