Changing Regional and State Party Dynamics Following the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections

Resumen

Since the last two general elections, the Indian party system, especially at the centre, has gone
through some big changes. The 2014 Lok Sabha election is seen as a turning point for these
changes. Scholars have called it a "second dominant party system," among other things. In
this election, the NDA, which was led by the BJP, won a huge majority and wiped out all of
its political rivals. In the next general elections, the same thing happened again: one party got
the most votes. The role of regional parties in Indian politics was also changed by these
changes, which led to many changes in Indian politics. This paper is about how these statebased
and regional parties are playing less of a role in national politics and what that means
for Indian politics, especially after the 2014 general elections. This paper talks about how the
parties in the region will change after 2014. This study proves that regional parties can't beat
national parties' chances at the national level. There are many things that keep these parties
from going beyond a certain area or state.