IGNOU BPSE-143 Assignment 2026-27
State Politics in India
Last updated by IGNOU: 07 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 04:15 pm.
| Course code | BPSE-143 |
|---|---|
| Course title | State Politics in India |
About the BPSE-143 assignment
The BPSE-143 assignment covers the development of state politics in India, federal relations, autonomy demands, development models and migration. It also explores state-level parties, elections, leadership, political participation by social groups, and the role of regions and tribes.
The assignment has three tutor-marked parts with 10 questions worth 100 marks overall. Assignment I has two descriptive answers of about 500 words each for 40 marks. Assignment II has three answers of about 250 words each for 30 marks. Assignment III has five short answers of about 100 words each for 30 marks. Assignments contribute 30% of the final course result.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Describe how state politics in India developed and examine the main approaches used to study it. |
| Q2 | 20 | Analyse relations between the Union and states and between states and local governments within Indian federalism. |
| Q3 | 10 | Discuss demands for autonomy at the state and sub-regional levels in India. |
| Q4 | 10 | Explain the major development models followed by Indian states. |
| Q5 | 10 | Examine how migration and state politics are connected. |
| Q6 | 6 | Write a short account of party systems at the state level. |
| Q7 | 6 | Discuss electoral politics in Indian states. |
| Q8 | 6 | Describe political leadership at the state level. |
| Q9 | 6 | Discuss the political assertion of Dalits, Other Backward Classes and women. |
| Q10 | 6 |
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