This book provides an in-depth study of coalition government experiments in lndia, with particular reference to the coalition politics at the Centre as well as in the states of Kerala and West Bengal. Focusing on the demands, stresses and constraints of coalition politics in the changed circumstances, it covers political developments upto the end of the year 2000.Also, it examines the impact of coalition politics on parliamentary institutions such as the executive, the legislature and the party system. The book is useful for researchers, parliamentarians and other political leaders.