The revised NCERT class 11 political science textbook says that vote bank politics is associated with ‘minority appeasement’, and also defines the term as political parties disregarding “the principles of equality of all citizens and give priority to the interests of a minority group”.
https://thewire.in/education/vote-bank-politics-associated-with-minority-appeasement-new-ncert-textbook
The section about vote bank politics and minority appeasement is included in a chapter on secularism, which also has a section on ‘criticism of Indian secularism,’ reported The Indian Express.
17/06/2024