The limitations on coalition politics in India: The case of electoral alliances in Uttar Pradesh

The Causes of Political Party Alliances and Coalitions and Their Effects on National Cohesion in India

“…As Yogendra Yadav (1999, p 2399) suggests, 'Now people vote in the parliamentary election as if they are choosing a state government.' The interaction between state-and national-level electoral influences and coalition formation is the focus of Andrew Wyatt's (1999) analysis of politics in Uttar Pradesh in the late 1990s. Wyatt notes the dynamism of electoral alliances, varying across an electoral cycle that is broken by both Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections.…”

Kenya’s Decade of Experiments with Political Party Alliances and Coalitions: Motivations, Impact and Prospects

“…Therefore, an alliance is formed before an election and a coalition is generally built on the basis of the last election outcome. These definitions are consistent with Andrew Wyatt's characterisation of alliances and coalitions in which he argues that 'in forming coalitions, politicians leading disciplined parties have a clear idea of their respective strengths whereas politicians forming electoral alliances work with less certainty as they only have an estimate of the strength of their electoral support and how it might be affected by a potential alliance (Wyatt 1999).…”

Electoral rules, voter mobilization and the Islamist landslide in the Saudi municipal elections of 2005

“…8 As of today, only a handful of studies are available that seek to understand when and why electoral alliances come about and whether, once forged, they are in fact electorally rewarding (e.g. Mair 1990, Wyatt 1999, Golder 2005, Blais and Indridason 2007.…”