December 2010 witnessed the dawn of democracy in Jharkhand, which is one of the poorest and Maoist-infested tribal states of India. Polls were held on a non-party basis.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/dawn-grassroots-democracy-jharkhand
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/panchayati-raj-update
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance-and-institutions
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/political-decentralisation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india