The Congress Party of India : The Dynamics of a One-Party Democracy

By tracing the path of the Congress Party's development since independence, the author demonstrates the reasons for its success. A postscript deals with the 1967 elections, regarded as a turning point in post-independence Indian politics. Originally published in 1968. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Acknowledgments Contents Introduction PART I: THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE CONGRESS PRESIDENT I. The Period of Transition: 1946-1951 II. The Turning Point: 1950-1951 III. The Period of Centralization and Convergence: 1951-1963 IV. The Period of Divergence: 1963-1967 PART II: THE WORKING COMMITTEE V. The Composition of the Working Committee VI. The Working Committee: Behavior and Style VII. The Decision-Making Function: The Coordination of Party and Government VIII. The Decision-Making Function: The Establishment of All-India Policy IX. The Working Committee as Chief Executive of the Party X. The Parliamentary Board: The Coordination of Party-Government Relations in the States XI. The Working Committee and the Selection of Candidates: The Central Election Committee XII. The Changing Role of the Working Committee PART III: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CONGRESS PARTY XIII. The Origin and Pre-Independence Development of the Congress Elite XIV. The Composition of the Mass Organization XV. The Composition of the Parliamentary Wing POSTSCRIPT XVI. The Loss of Hegemony Appendices Bibliography Index By tracing the path of the Congress Party's development since independence, the author demonstrates the reasons for its success. A postscript deals with the 1967 elections, regarded as a turning point in post-independence Indian politics. Originally published in 1968. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905