Razu, John Mohan2019-09-252019-09-252014-01-28http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/200287The 16th Parliamentary General Elections scheduled to take place this summer is expected to open up new challenges and new configurations in the post-Independent political history of our nation. The two national political parties namely the BJP and the Congress are vying to capture power and desirous to form the Government at the Centre as the single largest party along with its alliance partners. Towards this end the regional parties are making careful moves whether to continue with the same alliance or shift to the other in order to maximise their bargaining power once the government is formed. As of now the scenario is hazy.engWith permission of the license/copyright holderGeneral Elections, IndiaPolitical ethicsEthics of political systemsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsPeace ethicsGovernance and ethicsDevelopment ethicsPreprint