The problems of India's development and governance are routinely linked to the logic of
India's electoral democracy. As a result, a great deal is known about elections, but
paradoxically our knowledge of politics and society between elections is relatively
underdeveloped. As much as anything else, development and governance outcomes are
shaped by how the government functions between elections; including how it relates to
citizens on a regular basis, how it provides routine public services to them, and how public …

Elections are episodic; governance is routine. This book studies patterns in public opinion
on politics and society between elections in India. By using the survey data covering 24
Indian states including the National Capital Region of Delhi (NCR), it will serve as State
barometers of public opinion. The surveys seek to understand how politics and governance
processes are nested in the social and political relationships between citizens inter se and
with government functionaries. The book explores citizen perceptions about the social and …