Building on their insightful work on India?s 1998 and 1999 parliamentary. elections, distinguished scholars Ramashray Roy and Paul Wallace?s current. book focuses on the landmark elections of 2004. Thematically divided into two. sections, the book focuses on:.? the national, theoretical and comparative perspectives on participation. of women in the electoral process, caste dynamics, religion and nationalism, . as well as federalism and factionalism.? state-specific studies of Andhra. Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Orissa and West Bengal.? tribal. politics, at a time when the poli.