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 Libra...

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Main Author: Kochanek, Stanley A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Princeton Legacy Library
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --  |t Acknowledgments --  |t Contents --  |t Introduction --  |t PART I. THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE CONGRESS PRESIDENT --  |t I. The Period of Transition: 1946-1951 --  |t II. The Turning Point: 1950-1951 --  |t III. The Period of Centralization and Convergence: 1951-1963 --  |t IV. The Period of Divergence: 1963-1967 --  |t PART II: THE WORKING COMMITTEE --  |t V. The Composition of the Working Committee --  |t VI. The Working Committee: Behavior and Style --  |t VII. The Decision-Making Function: The Coordination of Party and Government --  |t VIII. The Decision-Making Function: The Establishment of All-India Policy --  |t IX. The Working Committee as Chief Executive of the Party --  |t X. The Parliamentary Board: The Coordination of Party-Government Relations in the States --  |t XI. The Working Committee and the Selection of Candidates: The Central Election Committee --  |t XII. The Changing Role of the Working Committee --  |t PART III: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CONGRESS PARTY --  |t XIII. The Origin and Pre-Independence Development of the Congress Elite --  |t XIV. The Composition of the Mass Organization --  |t XV. The Composition of the Parliamentary Wing --  |t POSTSCRIPT --  |t XVI. The Loss of Hegemony --  |t APPENDICES --  |t Appendix I. The Structure and Composition of The National Decision-Making Organs of The Congress Party --  |t Appendix II. The Structure and Composition of The Field Organization of The Congress Party --  |t Appendix III. Constitution of The Indian National Congress --  |t Bibliography --  |t Index 
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