Ray, Sally-Ann2017-09-072017-09-071974b1015060http://hdl.handle.net/1885/125768This thesis is a study of two multi-party coalition governments which were in power in West Bengal, India, during 1967 and 1969-70 , respectively . They were unique in that as many as fourteen parties joined the coalitions , and this very fact automatically makes them an object of fascination and interest . Added to the plurality of parties was a heterogeneity of aims , interests and ideologies .1v.enWest Bengal (India) Politics and government197410.25911/5d74e1d9deea22017-09-05