Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction xix
5. PART I. THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE CONGRESS PRESIDENT
6. I. The Period of Transition: 1946-1951 3
7. II. The Turning Point: 1950-1951 27
8. III. The Period of Centralization and Convergence: 1951-1963 54
9. IV. The Period of Divergence: 1963-1967 75
10. PART II: THE WORKING COMMITTEE
11. V. The Composition of the Working Committee 111
12. VI. The Working Committee: Behavior and Style 134
13. VII. The Decision-Making Function: The Coordination of Party and Government 157
14. VIII. The Decision-Making Function: The Establishment of All-India Policy 188
15. IX. The Working Committee as Chief Executive of the Party 211
16. X. The Parliamentary Board: The Coordination of Party-Government Relations in the States 233
17. XI. The Working Committee and the Selection of Candidates: The Central Election Committee 267
18. XII. The Changing Role of the Working Committee 299
19. PART III: THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CONGRESS PARTY
20. XIII. The Origin and Pre-Independence Development of the Congress Elite 319
21. XIV. The Composition of the Mass Organization 342
22. XV. The Composition of the Parliamentary Wing 370
23. POSTSCRIPT
24. XVI. The Loss of Hegemony 407
25. APPENDICES
26. Appendix I. The Structure and Composition of The National Decision-Making Organs of The Congress Party 451
27. Appendix II. The Structure and Composition of The Field Organization of The Congress Party 452
28. Appendix III. Constitution of The Indian National Congress 454
29. Bibliography 477
30. Index 499