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

Stanley A. Kochanek

Published by Princeton University Press 1968

The Congress Party of India

The Dynamics of a One-Party Democracy

Stanley A. Kochanek

Volume 2005 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400875764

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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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
PART I. THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE CONGRESS PRESIDENT
I. The Period of Transition: 1946-1951 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II. The Turning Point: 1950-1951 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
III. The Period of Centralization and Convergence: 1951-1963 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
IV. The Period of Divergence: 1963-1967 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
PART II: THE WORKING COMMITTEE
V. The Composition of the Working Committee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
VI. The Working Committee: Behavior and Style Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
VII. The Decision-Making Function: The Coordination of Party and Government Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
VIII. The Decision-Making Function: The Establishment of All-India Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
IX. The Working Committee as Chief Executive of the Party Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
X. The Parliamentary Board: The Coordination of Party-Government Relations in the States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
XI. The Working Committee and the Selection of Candidates: The Central Election Committee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
XII. The Changing Role of the Working Committee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
PART III: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CONGRESS PARTY
XIII. The Origin and Pre-Independence Development of the Congress Elite Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
XIV. The Composition of the Mass Organization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	342
XV. The Composition of the Parliamentary Wing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	370
POSTSCRIPT
XVI. The Loss of Hegemony Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
APPENDICES
Appendix I. The Structure and Composition of The National Decision-Making Organs of The Congress Party Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451
Appendix II. The Structure and Composition of The Field Organization of The Congress Party Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	452
Appendix III. Constitution of The Indian National Congress Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	454
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	477
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	499