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Developments in the Political System
The elections over time showed how the voters had changed. The 1967 and the 1971 showed a marked increase in electoral malpractices with booth capturing and rigging becoming rampant. The Election Commission observed that casteism that was becoming prominent, especially in Bihar, “vitiates in no mean degree the political atmosphere”. This feature has become practically entrenched in the country’s voting behaviour.