Two days National conference on ‘Role of leadership’ concluded on Tuesday at ICSSR complex in Panjab University. The Conference organised by the Department of Political Science featured academicians, research scholars and journalists who threw up wide range of issues on the theme.
The scholars participated in discussions and examined the challenges posed to successful leadership, to test the existing models of leadership and to contribute the creation of new model that can claim contextual validity but cross-cultural and cross-National applicability.
The presentations at this seminar showed the broad range of issues involved in this area. Discussions took place on the role of leadership from Nehruvian era to the leadership of Manmohan Singh; from the role of National political leaders to that of regional leaders. The Conference was truly enlightening and educative as it had the participation of academicians, research scholars and journalists who threw up wide range of issues making the conference a big success. The second day of national conference on ‘Study of Political leadership in India and beyond’, begun with first session chaired by Professor Sucha Singh Gill. Arun K Jana of University of North Bengal presented the first paper of the day titled ‘Political leadership and Populism in India.’
Paper focused on the nature and pattern of populism used and practiced by the leaders of regional parties in respective States.
This mechanism has played significant role in the success of leaders of the regional parties. Next paper of the session was presented by Jatinder Singh Sisodia on the issue ‘Madhya Pradesh: Patterns and Trends of State Political leadership’.
In this paper Sisodia made an attempt to analyse the caste, class, profile of leadership and voters in the State of Madhya Pradesh. In the process efforts were made to look into the electorates’ performance for State leadership and factors responsible for the patterns and trends of leadership.