Match List - I with List - II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

The correct answer is Option 2: (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

Since the 1990s, on many crucial issues, a broad agreement has emerged among most parties. In the midst of severe competition and many conflicts, a consensus appears to have emerged among most parties.This consensus consists of four elements:
1: First, agreement on new economic policies
2: Second, acceptance of the political and social claims of the backward castes.
3: Third, acceptance of the role of State level parties in governance of the country
4: Fourth, emphasis on pragmatic considerations rather than ideological positions and political alliances without ideological agreement

The Caste based parties in India is associated with the rise of the OBC's in India.

Personal law and gender justice were important aspects of the Shah Bano Case.

Following the elections of 1989, a notable shift towards coalition politics became prominent in India's political landscape. Since that juncture, the country has seen eleven different governments at the national level. These administrations have predominantly taken the form of either coalition governments or minority governments that receive support from other parties, without formally joining the government. This marked a new phase in Indian politics, where the formation of any government hinged on the participation or backing of various regional parties. As the coalition governments were formed in many states with the help of support of the regional parties. This led to the growing strength of regional parties from the 1990s.