Question hour activity and party behaviour in India

Ayyangar, Srikrishna and Jacob, Suraj (2015) Question hour activity and party behaviour in India. The Journal of Legislative Studies, 21 (2). pp. 232-249. ISSN 1357-2334

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Abstract

Based on a unique data set of Indian legislators and their behaviour during Question Hour over a 30-year period (1980–2009), the paper establishes that there is a substantial gap in the volume of questions asked by legislators from national and subnational parties, even after accounting for party size and other covariates. Thus, despite increasing subnational party prominence in the electoral and executive arenas, national parties dominate activities to do with legislative oversight. The paper also explores mechanisms that may explain the difference in legislative activity between national and subnational party legislators.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Ayyangar, Srikrishna and Jacob, Suraj
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Question Hour, India, party type
Subjects:	Social sciences > Political Science
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Public Policy and Governance
Full Text Status:	Restricted
Related URLs:	Google Scholar
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/150
Publisher URL:	http://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2014.962851

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